1 I WILL sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.
2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
4 A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.

1A Psalme of Dauid. I will sing of Mercie and Iudgement: vnto thee, O Lord, wil I sing.

2I will behaue my selfe wisely in a perfect way, O when wilt thou come vnto me? I will walke within my house with a perfect heart.

3I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the worke of them that turne aside, it shal not cleaue to me.

4A froward heart shall depart from me, I will not knowe a wicked person.

5Whoso priuily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high looke, and a proud heart, will not I suffer.

6Mine eyes shall be vpon the faithfull of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serue me.

7He that worketh deceit, shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarie in my sight.

8I will earely destroy all the wicked of the land: that I may cut off all wicked doers from the citie of the Lord.

II == 1st Sam 18:14 ; 1st Kings 9:4 ; 11:4

 

 

III == Josh 23:6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIII == Jer 21:12

1 A psalm of David. I sing of mercy and justice;to you, LORD, I sing praise.

2 I study the way of integrity; when will you come to me? I act with integrity of heart within my household.

3 I do not allow into my presence anything base. I hate wrongdoing; I will have no part of it.

4 May the devious heart keep far from me; the wicked I will not acknowledge.

5 Whoever slanders a neighbor in secret I will reduce to silence. Haughty eyes and arrogant hearts I cannot endure.

6 I look to the faithful of the land to sit at my side. Whoever follows the way of integrity is the one to enter my service.

7 No one who practices deceit can remain within my house. No one who speaks falsely can last in my presence.

8 Morning after morning I clear all the wicked from the land, to rid the city of the LORD of all doers of evil.

V 1-3 David sang of the Lord’s mercy and justice, and tried to rule the same way, not always successful. Despite the errors he had made, or perhaps because of them, he was determined to live with pure life and heart, even in the privacy of his home. This is important to us as we set TV, magazines etc. before our eyes.

 

V 4-8. To live pure, he would not tolerate vile, slanderous or proud people in his service. He would cut off wicked, deceitful ones as much as he could throughout the land, giving preference to those who were faithful.