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

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

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.

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 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 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 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 within 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.

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