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Psalm 101
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Psalm 101[a]

Norm of Life for Rulers

1 A psalm of David.

I

I sing of mercy and justice;
    to you, Lord, I sing praise.
2 I study the way of integrity;(A)
    when will you come to me?
I act with integrity of heart
    within my household.[b](B)
3 I do not allow into my presence anything base.
    I hate wrongdoing;
    I will have no part of it.(C)
4 May the devious heart keep far from me;
    the wicked I will not acknowledge.
5 Whoever slanders a neighbor in secret
    I will reduce to silence.(D)
Haughty eyes and arrogant hearts(E)
    I cannot endure.

II

6 I look to the faithful of the land[c]
    to sit at my side.
Whoever follows the way of integrity(F)
    is the one to enter my service.
7 No one who practices deceit
    can remain within my house.
No one who speaks falsely
    can last in my presence.(G)
8 [d]Morning after morning I clear all the wicked from the land,
    to rid the city of the Lord of all doers of evil.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 101 The king, grateful at being God’s chosen (Ps 101:1), promises to be a ruler after God’s own heart (Ps 101:2–3), allowing into the royal service only the God-fearing (Ps 101:3–8).
  2. 101:2 Within my household: the king promises to make his own household, i.e., the royal court, a model for Israel, banning all officials who abuse their power.
  3. 101:6 I look to the faithful of the land: the king seeks companions only among those faithful to God.
  4. 101:8 Morning after morning: the morning is the normal time for the administration of justice (2 Sm 15:2; Jer 21:12) and for the arrival of divine aid (Ps 59:17; 143:8; Is 33:2). I clear all the wicked from the land: the king, as God’s servant, is responsible for seeing that divine justice is carried out.
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Psalm 101
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

A Sovereign’s Pledge of Integrity and Justice

A Psalm of David.

101 I will sing of loyalty and of justice;
    to thee, O Lord, I will sing.
2 I will give heed to the way that is blameless.
    Oh when wilt thou come to me?

I will walk with integrity of heart
    within my house;
3 I will not set before my eyes
    anything that is base.

I hate the work of those who fall away;
    it shall not cleave to me.
4 Perverseness of heart shall be far from me;
    I will know nothing of evil.

5 Him who slanders his neighbor secretly
    I will destroy.
The man of haughty looks and arrogant heart
    I will not endure.

6 I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
he who walks in the way that is blameless
    shall minster to me.

7 No man who practices deceit
    shall dwell in my house;
no man who utters lies
    shall continue in my presence.

8 Morning by morning I will destroy
    all the wicked in the land,
cutting off all the evildoers
    from the city of the Lord.

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Psalm 101
Good News Translation

A King's Promise[a]

101 My song is about loyalty and justice,
    and I sing it to you, O Lord.
2 My conduct will be faultless.
    When will you come to me?

I will live a pure life in my house
3     and will never tolerate evil.
I hate the actions of those who turn away from God;
    I will have nothing to do with them.
4 I will not be dishonest[b]
    and will have no dealings with evil.[c]
5 I will get rid of anyone
    who whispers evil things about someone else;
I will not tolerate anyone
    who is proud and arrogant.

6 I will approve of those who are faithful to God
    and will let them live in my palace.
Those who are completely honest
    will be allowed to serve me.

7 No liar will live in my palace;
    no hypocrite will remain in my presence.
8 Day after day I will destroy
    the wicked in our land;
I will expel all who are evil
    from the city of the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 101:1 HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David.
  2. Psalm 101:4 not be dishonest; or stay away from dishonest people.
  3. Psalm 101:4 evil; or evil people.
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Psalm 101
New American Standard Bible

The Psalmist’s Profession of Uprightness.

A Psalm of David.

101 I will (A)sing of mercy and [a]justice;
To You, Lord, I will sing praises.
2 I will (B)carefully attend to the [b]blameless way.
When will You come to me?
I will walk within my house in the [c](C)integrity of my heart.
3 I will set no (D)worthless thing before my eyes;
I hate the [d]work of those who (E)fall away;
It shall not cling to me.
4 A (F)perverse heart shall leave me;
I will know no evil.
5 Whoever secretly (G)slanders his neighbor, him I will [e]destroy;
I will not endure one who has a (H)haughty look and an arrogant heart.

6 My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;
One who walks in a [f](I)blameless way is one who will serve me.
7 One who (J)practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;
One who speaks lies (K)shall not [g]maintain his position before me.
8 (L)Every morning I will [h](M)destroy all the wicked of the land,
So as to (N)eliminate from the (O)city of the Lord all those who do injustice.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 101:1 Or judgment
  2. Psalm 101:2 Or way of integrity
  3. Psalm 101:2 Or blamelessness
  4. Psalm 101:3 Or practice of apostasy
  5. Psalm 101:5 Or silence
  6. Psalm 101:6 Or way of integrity
  7. Psalm 101:7 Lit be established before my eyes
  8. Psalm 101:8 Or silence
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Psalm 101
New International Version

Psalm 101

Of David. A psalm.

1 I will sing of your love(A) and justice;
    to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life(B)—
    when will you come to me?

I will conduct the affairs(C) of my house
    with a blameless heart.
3 I will not look with approval
    on anything that is vile.(D)

I hate what faithless people do;(E)
    I will have no part in it.
4 The perverse of heart(F) shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

5 Whoever slanders their neighbor(G) in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes(H) and a proud heart,
    I will not tolerate.

6 My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless(I)
    will minister to me.

7 No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

8 Every morning(J) I will put to silence
    all the wicked(K) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(L)
    from the city of the Lord.(M)

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