New King James Version NKJV
Hebrew Names Version HNV
1 A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and justice; To You, O Lord, I will sing praises.
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<<A Psalm by David.>> I will sing of lovingkindness and justice. To you, LORD, I will sing praises.
2 I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
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I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.
3 I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me.
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I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.
4 A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness.
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A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.
5 Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, Him I will destroy; The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart, Him I will not endure.
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I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won't tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.
6 My 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.
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My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, He will serve me.
7 He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence.
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He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my eyes.
8 Early I will destroy all the wicked of the land, That I may cut off all the evildoers from the city of the Lord.
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Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; To cut off all the workers of iniquity from the LORD's city.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The Hebrew Names Version is in the public domain.