Psalm 101
This royal psalm expresses a king's commitment to righteous governance and personal integrity. It outlines a ruler's resolve to maintain justice and purity in his court and household. It is prayed by those in leadership positions, or by anyone seeking to live a life of integrity and justice in their own sphere of influence.
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.
1 A Psalm by David. I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.
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.
3 I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.
4 A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.
5 I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.
6 My 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.
7 He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes.
8 Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from Yahweh’s city.
Hebrew numbering, the one used in most Bibles and searches. In Catholic liturgy (Greek numbering) this psalm may appear one number lower between 10 and 147.