君王的诺言

大卫的诗。

101 耶和华啊,
我要歌颂你的慈爱和公正,
我要歌颂你。
我要谨慎行事,
走正直的路,
你何时来我这里?
我要在家中以正直的心行事。
我要弃绝恶事,
我憎恶背弃上帝者的行为,
不沾染他们的恶行。
我要远离心思悖逆的人,
不与邪恶的事有任何瓜葛。
我要消灭暗中毁谤邻居的人,
也不容忍心高气傲的人。
我要看顾国中忠于上帝的人,
让他们与我同住。
行事正直的人才能服侍我。
诡诈的人必不得与我同住,
口出谎言的人必不得侍立在我面前。
每天早晨我要消灭国中所有的恶人,
从耶和华的城中铲除一切作恶的人。

101 I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.

A Promise to Rule Well

A psalm of David.

101 I will sing of your love and fairness;
    Lord, I will sing praises to you.
I will be careful to live an innocent life.
    When will you come to me?

I will live an innocent life in my house.
I will not look at anything wicked.
I hate those who turn against you;
    they will not be found near me.
Let those who want to do wrong stay away from me;
    I will have nothing to do with evil.
If anyone secretly says things against his neighbor,
    I will stop him.
I will not allow people
    to be proud and look down on others.

I will look for trustworthy people
    so I can live with them in the land.
Only those who live innocent lives
    will be my servants.
No one who is dishonest will live in my house;
    no liars will stay around me.
Every morning I will destroy the wicked in the land.
    I will rid the Lord’s city of people who do evil.