1 ¶ I will sing of mercy and judgment; unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.

A Psalm of David. Kindness and judgment I sing, To Thee, O Jehovah, I sing praise.

2 W hen thou shalt come unto me, I will walk in the way of perfection and understand. I will walk in the midst of my house in the perfection of my heart.

I act wisely in a perfect way, When dost Thou come in unto me? I walk habitually in the integrity of my heart, In the midst of my house.

3 I will set nothing of Belial before my eyes: I hate the work of those that betray; it shall not cleave to me.

I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me.

4 A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know a wicked person.

A perverse heart turneth aside from me, Wickedness I know not.

5 W hosoever secretly slanders his neighbour, I will cut off; he that has a high look and a proud heart I will not suffer.

Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.

6 M y eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walks in the way of perfection, he shall serve me.

Mine eyes are on the faithful of the land, To dwell with me, Whoso is walking in a perfect way, he serveth me.

7 H e that works deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that tells lies shall not tarry in my sight.

He dwelleth not in my house who is working deceit, Whoso is speaking lies Is not established before mine eyes.

8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of the LORD.

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