Psalm 101 HCSB NET Parallel

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◄ Psalm 101 ►

Holman Christian Standard Bible

NET Bible

1A Davidic psalm. I will sing of faithful love and justice; I will sing praise to You, LORD.

1A psalm of David. I will sing about loyalty and justice! To you, O LORD, I will sing praises!

2I will pay attention to the way of integrity. When will You come to me? I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.

2I will walk in the way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace.

3I will not set anything worthless before my eyes. I hate the practice of transgression; it will not cling to me.

3I will not even consider doing what is dishonest. I hate doing evil; I will have no part of it.

4A devious heart will be far from me; I will not be involved with evil.

4I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.

5I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor; I cannot tolerate anyone with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.

5I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret. I will not tolerate anyone who has a cocky demeanor and an arrogant attitude.

6My eyes favor the faithful of the land so that they may sit down with me. The one who follows the way of integrity may serve me.

6I will favor the honest people of the land, and allow them to live with me. Those who walk in the way of integrity will attend me.

7No one who acts deceitfully will live in my palace; no one who tells lies will remain in my presence.

7Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence.

8Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, eliminating all evildoers from the LORD's city.

8Each morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land, and remove all evildoers from the city of the LORD.