GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 I will sing about mercy and justice. O LORD, I will make music to praise you.
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I will sing of your love and justice; to you, LORD, I will sing praise.
2 I want to understand the path to integrity. When will you come to me? I will live in my own home with integrity.
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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 will not put anything wicked in front of my eyes. I hate what unfaithful people do. I want no part of it.
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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 I will keep far away from devious minds. I will have nothing to do with 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 will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart.
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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 My eyes will be watching the faithful people in the land so that they may live with me. The person who lives with integrity will serve me.
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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 The one who does deceitful things will not stay in my home. The one who tells lies will not remain in my presence.
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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 Every morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land to rid the LORD's city of all troublemakers.
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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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