Psalm 101 101 Psalms Book 4 unfoldingWord® Literal Text I Will Set No Worthless Thing before My Eyes 1 ULT A psalm of David I shall sing{ of} covenant faithfulness and justice; to you, Yahweh, I shall sing praises. BSB BSB: A Psalm of David. I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.
2 ULT I shall study the blameless way. When will you come to me? I will walk in the integrity of my heart within my house. BSB BSB: I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.
3 ULT I will not put a worthless thing before my eyes; I hate to do transgressions; it will not cling to me. BSB BSB: I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
4 ULT A perverse heart will turn away from me; I will not know evil. BSB BSB: A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.
5 ULT The one slandering his neighbor in secret, him I will destroy. The{ one} lofty of eyes and the{ one} wide of heart, him I cannot. BSB BSB: Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
6 ULT My eyes{ are} on the faithful{ ones} of the land to sit with me; The{ one} walking in the way of integrity, he may serve me. BSB BSB: My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
7 ULT A doer of deceit will not remain within my house; a speaker of lies will not be established before my eyes. BSB BSB: No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
8 ULT In the mornings I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all workers of evil from the city of Yahweh. BSB BSB: Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.
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