1 I will sing of lovingkindness and justice, To You, O Lord, I will sing praises.

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

2 I will give heed to the blameless way. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my 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 worthless thing before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not fasten its grip on 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 perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know no evil.

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

5 W hoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy; No one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure.

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 y eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; He who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to 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 who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me.

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

8 E very morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, So as to cut off from the city of the Lord all those who do iniquity.

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