Psalm 101

The king promises to do what is right

¹I will sing and praise you, Lord !

I will sing about your faithful love and your justice .

²I will be careful to live in a completely good way.

When will you come to help me, Lord ?

In my own home,

I will always be completely honest.

³As for evil things,

I will not even think about them.

I hate the things that wicked people do.

They will not be my friends.

⁴I will keep away from people with wrong thoughts.

I will not mix with them.

⁵If anyone secretly speaks against his friend,

I will destroy them.

If anyone is proud and they boast about themselves,

I will send them away from me.

⁶Instead, I will work with people

that I can trust .

I will let them live with me and be my guides.

My servants will be people

who live in an honest way.

⁷People who deceive others or who tell lies

will not have a place in my home.

⁸Every morning I will remove

any wicked person who lives in our land.

Nobody who does evil things

will remain in the city of the Lord .