Psalm 101
Misericordiam et judicium
The Book of Common Prayer (1979) · 8 verses
- 1
I will sing of mercy and justice; *
to you, O LORD, will I sing praises. - 2
I will strive to follow a blameless course; oh, when will you come to me? *
I will walk with sincerity of heart within my house. - 3
I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; *
I hate the doers of evil deeds; they shall not remain with me. - 4
A crooked heart shall be far from me; *
I will not know evil. - 5
Those who in secret slander their neighbors I will destroy; *
those who have a haughty look and a proud heart I cannot abide. - 6
My eyes are upon the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me, *
and only those who lead a blameless life shall be my servants. - 7
Those who act deceitfully shall not dwell in my house, *
and those who tell lies shall not continue in my sight. - 8
I will soon destroy all the wicked in the land, *
that I may root out all evildoers from the city of the LORD.
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