| King James Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing. | 1A Psalm of David. I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises. |
| 2I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. | 2I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart. |
| 3I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. | 3I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. |
| 4A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person. | 4A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil. |
| 5Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer. | 5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure. |
| 6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. | 6My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me. |
| 7He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. | 7No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence. |
| 8I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD. | 8Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD. |
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