1(Of Dovid. Mizmor) 1 I will sing of chesed and mishpat;
unto Thee, Hashem, will I sing.

2I will study the derech tamim.
O when wilt Thou come unto me?
I will walk within my bais
with tam levav.

3I will set no devar beliyya'al
before mine eyes;
I hate the work of them that fall away;
it shall not cleave to me.

4A lev ikkesh (perverse heart) shall be far from me;
I will not tolerate rah.

5The one who slandereth ba'seter (in secret) his neighbor,
him will I destroy;
him that hath haughty einayim (eyes) and a proud levav
will I not endure.

6Mine eyes shall be upon the ne'emenei eretz (faithful of the land),
that they may dwell with me;
he that walketh in a derech tamim,
he shall minister to me.

7He that worketh remiyyah (deceit)
shall not dwell within my bais;
he that speaketh shekarim (falsehoods, lies)
shall not continue in my presence.

8In the bokerim I will destroy
all rishei eretz (wicked ones of the land);
that I may cut off all doers of evil
from the Ir Hashem.