| NET Bible | New International Version |
| 1A psalm of David. I will sing about loyalty and justice! To you, O LORD, I will sing praises! | 1Of David. A psalm. I will sing of your love and justice; to you, LORD, I will sing praise. |
| 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. | 2I will be careful to lead a blameless life-- when will you come to me? I will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless heart. |
| 3I will not even consider doing what is dishonest. I hate doing evil; I will have no part of it. | 3I will not look with approval on anything that is vile. I hate what faithless people do; I will have no part in it. |
| 4I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil. | 4The perverse of heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with what is evil. |
| 5I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret. I will not tolerate anyone who has a cocky demeanor and an arrogant attitude. | 5Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not tolerate. |
| 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. | 6My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; the one whose walk is blameless will minister to me. |
| 7Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence. | 7No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence. |
| 8Each morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land, and remove all evildoers from the city of the LORD. | 8Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD. |
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