Day 19 — Psalm 101

HEBREW

PSALM 101

The ideal ruler

Of David, psalm.

My song is about kindness and justice;

Yahweh, I sing it to You.

I mean to make good progress, as the blameless do:

when will You come to me?

In my household, I will advance

in purity of heart;

I will not let my eyes rest

on any misconduct.

I hate the practices of the apostate,

they have no appeal for me;

perverted hearts must keep their distance,

the wicked I disregard.

The man who secretly slanders his neighbor

I reduce to silence;

haughty looks, proud heart,

I cannot tolerate these.

I look to my religious countrymen

to compose my household;

only the man who makes progress,

as the blameless do,

can be my servant.

There is no room in my house

for any hypocrite;

no liar keeps his post

where I can see him.

Morning after morning I reduce to silence

all who are wicked in this country,

banishing from the city of Yahweh

all evil men.

Next… Day 20 — Psalm 102