A Vow of Integrity

¹I will sing of faithful love and justice;

I will sing praise to you, Lord .

²I will pay attention to the way of integrity.

When will you come to me?

I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.

³I will not let anything worthless guide me.[#101:3 Lit I will not put a worthless thing in front of my eyes]

I hate the practice of transgression;

it will not cling to me.

⁴A devious heart will be far from me;

I will not be involved with evil.

⁵I will destroy anyone

who secretly slanders his neighbour;

I cannot tolerate anyone

with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.

⁶My eyes favour the faithful of the land

so that they may sit down with me.

The one who follows the way of integrity

may serve me.

⁷No one who acts deceitfully

will live in my palace;

the one who tells lies

will not be retained here to guide me. ,

⁸Every morning I will destroy

all the wicked of the land,

wiping out all evildoers from the Lord ’s city.