Psalms 101
101
Psalm 101
A psalm by David.
1I will sing about mercy and justice.
O Lord, I will make music to praise you.
2I want to understand the path to integrity.
When will you come to me?
I will live in my own home with integrity.
3I will not put anything wicked in front of my eyes.
I hate what unfaithful people do.
I want no part of it.
4I will keep far away from devious minds.
I will have nothing to do with evil.
5I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor.
I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart.
6My eyes will be watching the faithful people in the land
so that they may live with me.
The person who lives with integrity will serve me.
7The one who does deceitful things will not stay in my home.
The one who tells lies will not remain in my presence.
8Every morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land
to rid the Lord’s city of all troublemakers.
Currently Selected:
Psalms 101: GW
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
GOD'S WORD® Translation ©1995, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020 by God's Word to the Nations Mission Society. All rights reserved.
Psalms 101
101
Norm of Life for Rulers
1A psalm of David.
I
I sing of mercy and justice;
to you, Lord, I sing praise.
2I study the way of integrity;#Ps 26:11; Is 33:15.
when will you come to me?
I act with integrity of heart
within my household.#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.#1 Kgs 9:4.
3I do not allow into my presence anything base.
I hate wrongdoing;
I will have no part of it.#Prv 11:20.
4May the devious heart keep far from me;
the wicked I will not acknowledge.
5Whoever slanders a neighbor in secret
I will reduce to silence.#Prv 17:20; 30:10.
Haughty eyes and arrogant hearts#Prv 21:4.
I cannot endure.
II
6I look to the faithful of the land#I look to the faithful of the land: the king seeks companions only among those faithful to God.
to sit at my side.
Whoever follows the way of integrity#Ps 26:11; Prv 20:7.
is the one to enter my service.
7No one who practices deceit
can remain within my house.
No one who speaks falsely
can last in my presence.#Ps 5:5; Prv 25:5.
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.Morning after morning I clear all the wicked from the land,
to rid the city of the Lord of all doers of evil.
Currently Selected:
:
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc