| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and justice; To You, O LORD, I will sing praises. | 1A Psalm of David. I will sing of lovingkindness and justice, To You, O LORD, I will sing praises. |
| 2I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. | 2I will give heed to the blameless way. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart. |
| 3I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me. | 3I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not fasten its grip on me. |
| 4A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness. | 4A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know no evil. |
| 5Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, Him I will destroy; The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart, Him I will not endure. | 5Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy; No one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure. |
| 6My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me; He who walks in a perfect way, He shall serve me. | 6My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; He who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to me. |
| 7He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence. | 7He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me. |
| 8Early I will destroy all the wicked of the land, That I may cut off all the evildoers from the city of the LORD. | 8Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, So as to cut off from the city of the LORD all those who do iniquity. |
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