Psalm 101
A Vow of Integrity
A psalm of David.
1 I will sing of faithful love and justice;
I will sing praise to you, Lord.(A)
2 I will pay attention to the way of integrity.
When will you come to me?
I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.(B)
3 I will not let anything worthless guide me.
I hate the practice of transgression;
it will not cling to me.(C)
4 A devious heart will be far from me;
I will not be involved with evil.(D)
5 I will destroy anyone
who secretly slanders his neighbor;(E)
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.(F)
6 My eyes favor the faithful of the land
so that they may sit down with me.
The one who follows the way of integrity
may serve me.(G)
7 No one who acts deceitfully
will live in my palace;
the one who tells lies
will not be retained here to guide me.(H)
8 Every morning I will destroy
all the wicked of the land,
wiping out all evildoers from the Lord’s city.(I)
Footnotes
- 101:3
- 101:4
- 101:7
Cross references
- 101:1 : Ps 89:1; 145:7
- 101:2 : 1Kg 9:4; Ps 119:1
- 101:3 : Dt 15:9; Ps 40:4
- 101:4 : Pr 3:32; 14:2
- 101:5 : Ps 50:20
- 101:5 : Ps 18:27; Is 5:15
- 101:6 : Ps 119:1; Pr 11:20
- 101:7 : Ps 31:18; 52:3; 63:11; Pr 29:12
- 101:8 : Ps 119:119; Jr 21:12
