1 I will sing of loving-kindness and of what is right and fair. I will sing praises to You, O Lord.

I will sing of mercy and loving-kindness and justice; to You, O Lord, will I sing.

2 I will be careful to live a life without blame. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a right and good heart.

I will behave myself wisely and give heed to the blameless way—O when will You come to me? I will walk within my house in integrity and with a blameless heart.

3 I will set no sinful thing in front of my eyes. I hate the work of those who are not faithful. It will not get hold of me.

I will set no base or wicked thing before my eyes. I hate the work of them who turn aside; it shall not grasp hold of me.

4 A sinful heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with sin.

A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know no evil person or thing.

5 I will stop whoever talks against his neighbor in secret. I will not listen to anyone who has a proud look and a proud heart.

Whoso privily slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off; he who has a haughty look and a proud and arrogant heart I cannot and I will not tolerate.

6 M y eyes will look with favor on the faithful in the land, so they may serve me. He who walks without blame will help me.

My eyes shall upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks blamelessly, he shall minister to me.

7 H e whose ways are false will not live in my house. He who tells lies will not stand in front of me.

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

8 I will destroy all the sinful in the land every morning. I will cut off all those who do wrong from the city of the Lord.

Morning after morning I will root up all the wicked in the land, that I may eliminate all the evildoers from the city of the Lord.