1For David: a psalm I SHALL sing of loyalty and justice, as I raise a psalm to you, LORD.
2I shall lead a wise and blameless life; when will you come to me? My conduct among my household will be blameless.
3I shall not set before my eyes any shameful thing; I hate apostasy, and will have none of it.
4I shall banish all crooked thoughts, and will have no dealings with evil.
5I shall silence those who whisper slanders; I cannot endure the proud and the arrogant.
6I shall choose for my companions the faithful in the land; my servants will be those whose lives are blameless.
7No treacherous person will live in my household; no liar will establish himself in my presence.
8Morning after morning I shall reduce all the wicked to silence, ridding the LORD's city of all evildoers.