¹A psalm of David:

I am singing of grace and justice;

I am singing to you, Adonai .

²I will follow the path of integrity;

when will you come to me?

I will run my life with a sincere heart

inside my own house.

³I will not allow before my eyes

any shameful thing.

I hate those who act crookedly;

what they do does not attract me.

⁴Deviousness will depart from me;

I will not tolerate evil.

⁵If someone slanders another in secret,

I will cut him off.

Haughty eyes and proud hearts

I cannot abide.

⁶I look to the faithful of the land,

so that they can be my companions;

those who live lives of integrity

can be servants of mine.

⁷No deceitful person can live in my house;

no liar can be my advisor.

⁸Every morning I will destroy

all the wicked of the land,

cutting off all evildoers

from the city of Adonai .