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A Song of Praise

101 I will sing of loving-kindness and of what is right and fair. I will sing praises to You, O Lord. I will be careful to live a life without blame. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a right and good heart. I will set no sinful thing in front of my eyes. I hate the work of those who are not faithful. It will not get hold of me. A sinful heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with sin. I will stop whoever talks against his neighbor in secret. I will not listen to anyone who has a proud look and a proud heart.

My eyes will look with favor on the faithful in the land, so they may serve me. He who walks without blame will help me. He whose ways are false will not live in my house. He who tells lies will not stand in front of me. I will destroy all the sinful in the land every morning. I will cut off all those who do wrong from the city of the Lord.

Psalm 101

Of David. A psalm.

I will sing of your love(A) and justice;
    to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
I will be careful to lead a blameless life(B)
    when will you come to me?

I will conduct the affairs(C) of my house
    with a blameless heart.
I will not look with approval
    on anything that is vile.(D)

I hate what faithless people do;(E)
    I will have no part in it.
The perverse of heart(F) shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

Whoever slanders their neighbor(G) in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes(H) and a proud heart,
    I will not tolerate.

My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless(I)
    will minister to me.

No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

Every morning(J) I will put to silence
    all the wicked(K) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(L)
    from the city of the Lord.(M)