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1 My theme song is God's love and justice, and I'm singing it right to you, God.
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I will sing of your love and justice; to you, LORD, I will sing praise.
2 I'm finding my way down the road of right living, but how long before you show up? I'm doing the very best I can, and I'm doing it at home, where it counts.
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I 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.
3 I refuse to take a second look at corrupting people and degrading things. I reject made-in-Canaan gods, stay clear of contamination.
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I will not look with approval on anything that is vile. I hate what faithless people do; I will have no part in it.
4 The crooked in heart keep their distance; I refuse to shake hands with those who plan evil.
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The perverse of heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with what is evil.
5 I put a gag on the gossip who bad-mouths his neighbor; I can't stand arrogance.
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Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not tolerate.
6 But I have my eye on salt-of-the-earth people - they're the ones I want working with me; Men and women on the straight and narrow - these are the ones I want at my side.
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My 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.
7 But no one who traffics in lies gets a job with me; I have no patience with liars. I've rounded up all the wicked like cattle and herded them right out of the country.
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No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence.
8 I purged God's city of all who make a business of evil. A prayer of one whose life is falling to pieces, and who lets God know just how bad it is.
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Every 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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