Psalm 101

New Living Translation

Psalm 101

A psalm of David.

¹I will sing of your love and justice, Lord.
    I will praise you with songs.
²I will be careful to live a blameless life—
    when will you come to help me?
I will lead a life of integrity
    in my own home.
³I will refuse to look at
    anything vile and vulgar.
I hate all who deal crookedly;
    I will have nothing to do with them.
⁴I will reject perverse ideas
    and stay away from every evil.
⁵I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors.
    I will not endure conceit and pride.

⁶I will search for faithful people
    to be my companions.
Only those who are above reproach
    will be allowed to serve me.
⁷I will not allow deceivers to serve in my house,
    and liars will not stay in my presence.
⁸My daily task will be to ferret out the wicked
    and free the city of the Lord from their grip.

Psalm 101

International Standard Version

A Davidic Psalm

Remembering God’s Love

101 I will sing about gracious love and justice;
    Lord, I will sing praise to you.
²I will pay attention to living a life of integrity—
    when will I attain it?
        I will live with integrity of heart in my house.
³I will not even think about doing anything lawless;
    I hate to do evil deeds;
        I will have none of it.
⁴I will not allow anyone with a perverted mind in my presence;
    I will not be involved with^[a] anything evil.

⁵I will destroy the one who secretly slanders a friend.
    I will not allow the proud and haughty to prevail.
⁶My eyes are looking at the faithful of the land,
    so they may live with me;
        The one who lives a life of integrity will serve me.
⁷A deceitful person will not sit in my house;
    A liar will not remain in my presence.
⁸Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land,
    eliminating everyone who practices iniquity from the Lord’s city.

Footnotes

Psalm 101:4 Lit. not know

New Living Translation (NLT)

International Standard Version (ISV)

Psalm 101 New Living Translation