Psalm 101 NKJV ISV Parallel

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◄ Psalm 101 ►

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1A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and justice; To You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

1I will sing about gracious love and justice; LORD, I will sing praise to you.

2I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

2I will pay attention to living a life of integrity— when will I attain it? I will live with integrity of heart in my house.

3I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me.

3I will not even think about doing anything lawless; I hate to do evil deeds; I will have none of it.

4A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness.

4I will not allow anyone with a perverted mind in my presence; I will not be involved with anything evil.

5Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, Him I will destroy; The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart, Him I will not endure.

5I will destroy the one who secretly slanders a friend. I will not allow the proud and haughty to prevail.

6My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me; He who walks in a perfect way, He shall serve me.

6My eyes are looking at the faithful of the land, so they may live with me; The one who lives a life of integrity will serve me.

7He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence.

7A deceitful person will not sit in my house; A liar will not remain in my presence.

8Early I will destroy all the wicked of the land, That I may cut off all the evildoers from the city of the LORD.

8Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, eliminating everyone who practices iniquity from the LORD's city.