A psalm written by David

1Yahweh, I will sing to you!
I will sing about your faithfully loving us (OR, my being loyal to you and acting justly/fairly toward people).

2I promise that while I rule people [MTY], I will behave in such a way that no one will be able to criticize me.
Yahweh, ◄when will you come to help me?/I need you to come to help me.► [RHQ] I will do things that are right.

3I will not allow stay away from those who do what is evil [SYN].
I hate the deeds of those who ◄turn away from/sin against► you; I will ◄completely avoid those people/not allow those people to come near me►.

4I will not be dishonest, and I will not have anything to do with evil (OR, evil people).

5I will get rid of anyone who secretly slanders someone else,
and I will not ◄tolerate/allow to be near me► anyone who is proud and arrogant [DOU].

6I will approve of [IDM] people in this land who ◄are loyal to/faithfully obey► God,
and I will allow them to ◄live with/work for► me. I will allow those who behave in such a way that no one can criticize them to ◄serve me/be my officials►.

7I will not allow anyone who deceives others to work in my palace;
no one who tells lies will be allowed to continually come to work for me.

8Every day I will try to get rid of all the wicked people in this land;
I will do that by expelling them from this city, which is Yahweh’s city.