1 I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.

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

2 I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.

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.

3 I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

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.

4 A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

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

5 I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.

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.

6 M y eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.

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

7 H e who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes.

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

8 M orning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; to cut off all the workers of iniquity from Yahweh’s city.

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.