The Book of Psalms

A PSALM OF DAVID. I sing kindness and judgment, || To You, O YHWH, I sing praise.

I act wisely in a perfect way, || When do You come to me? I habitually walk in the integrity of my heart, || In the midst of my house.

I do not set a worthless thing before my eyes, || I have hated the work of those turning aside, || It does not adhere to me.

A perverse heart turns aside from me, || I do not know wickedness.

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, || Him I cut off, || The high of eyes and proud of heart, || Him I do not endure.

My eyes are on the faithful of the land, || To dwell with me, || Whoever is walking in a perfect way, he serves me.

He who is working deceit does not dwell in my house, || Whoever is speaking lies is not established before my eyes.

At morning I cut off all the wicked of the land, || To cut off from the city of YHWH || All the workers of iniquity!

I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, LORD, I will sing praises.

I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.

I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.

My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.

He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes.

Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the LORD’s city.