Psalms 101 ASV
Summary: A royal psalm of David outlining a personal and administrative code of conduct for a righteous ruler, opening "I will sing of mercy and judgment... I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way" (v. 1-2). He vows to keep his own house free of wickedness — "I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes" (v. 3) — and to exclude from his court the proud, the slanderer, and the deceitful, while favoring "the faithful of the land" (v. 6). It closes resolving to actively "cut off" evildoers from the city of the LORD, a vision of governance meant to model God's own justice.
1A Psalm of David. I will sing of lovingkindness and justice: Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I sing praises.
2I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way: Oh when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
3I will set no base thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; It shall not cleave unto me.
4A perverse heart shall depart from me: I will know no evil thing.
5Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy: Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.
6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall minister unto me.
7He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: He that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes.
8Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land; To cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.
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