Psalm 101⁵

A psalm of David
101:1 I will sing about loyalty and justice!
To you, O LORD, I will sing praises!
101:2 I will walk in¹ the way of integrity.
When will you come to me?
I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace.²
101:3 I will not even consider doing what is dishonest.³
I hate doing evil,⁴
I will have no part of it.⁵
101:4 I will have nothing to do with a perverse person,⁶
I will not permit⁷ evil.
101:5 I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret.
I will not tolerate anyone who has a cocky demeanor and an arrogant attitude.⁸
101:6 I will favor the honest people of the land,⁹
and allow them to live with me.¹⁰
Those who walk in the way of integrity will attend me.¹¹
101:7 Deceitful people will not live in my palace.¹²
Liars will not be welcome in my presence.¹³
101:8 Each morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land,
and remove all evildoers from the city of the LORD.