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The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 101 -

I will set nothing worthless before my eyes

1
A Psalm of David himself. I will sing mercy and judgment to you, O Lord. I will sing psalms.
2
And I will have understanding within the immaculate way, when you will draw near to me. I wandered about in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.(a)
3
I will not display any unjust thing before my eyes. I have hated those carrying out betrayals.
4
The perverse heart did not adhere to me. And the malignant, who turned away before me, I would not recognize.
5
The one who secretly detracted his neighbor, this one I pursued. The one with an arrogant eye and an insatiable heart, with that one I would not eat.
6
My eyes looked toward the faithful of the earth, to sit with me. The one walking in the immaculate way, this one ministered to me.
7
He who has acted arrogantly will not dwell in the midst of my house. He who has spoken iniquity was not guided with the sight of my eyes.
8
In the morning, I executed all the sinners of the earth, so that I might scatter all the workers of iniquity from the city of the Lord.

Footnotes

(a)100:2 I will understand, etc:That is, I will apply my mind, I will do my endeavour, to know and to follow the perfect way of thy commandments: not trusting to my own strength, but relying on thy coming to me by thy grace.(Challoner)

I will set nothing worthless before my eyes

1
I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, LORD, I will sing praises.
2
I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.
3
I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.
4
A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.
5
I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.
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My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.
7
He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes.
8
Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the LORD’s city.