Psalm 101 - A Song of Personal Integrity
David's private vow to walk blamelessly and keep evil out of his house.
After the communal thanksgiving of Psalms 100, Psalm 101 turns personal, with David vowing 'I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way' and 'walk within my house with a perfect heart.'
> I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.
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.
I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.
A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.
I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won't tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.
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.
He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my eyes.
Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; To cut off all the workers of iniquity from Yahweh's city.