1 I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.

I will sing of mercy and justice; To You, O Lord, I will sing praises.

2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

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

3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

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

4 A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

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

5 W hoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

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

6 M ine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

My 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.

7 H e that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

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

8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.

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