¹Lord, I will sing about your faithful love for me.

My song of praise will have your justice as its theme.

²I’m trying my best to walk in the way of integrity,

especially in my own home.

But I need your help!

I’m wondering, Lord, when will you appear?

³I refuse to gaze on that which is vulgar.

I despise works of evil people

and anything that moves my heart away from you.

I will not let evil hold me in its grip.

⁴Every perverse and crooked way I have put away from my heart,

for I will have nothing to do with the deeds of darkness.

⁵I will silence those who secretly want to slander my friends,

and I will not tolerate the proud and arrogant.

⁶My innermost circle will only be those[#101:6 Or “The faithful of the land.”]

who I know are pure and godly.

They will be the only ones I allow to minister to me.

⁷There’s no room in my home for hypocrites,

for I can’t stand chronic liars who flatter and deceive.

⁸At each and every sunrise I will awake to do what’s right

and put to silence those who love wickedness,

freeing God’s people from their evil grip.

I will do all of this because of my great love for you!