Psalm 101
My song shall be of steadfastness and justice
: to you, Lord, will I sing.
I will be wise in the way of innocence
: O when will you come to me?
I will walk within my house
: in purity of heart.
I will set nothing evil before my eyes
: I hate the sin of backsliders,
it shall get no hold on me.
Crookedness of heart shall depart from me
: I will know nothing of wickedness.
[The man who secretly slanders his neighbour I will destroy
: the proud look and the arrogant heart I will not endure.]
My eyes shall look to the faithful in the land,
and they shall make their home with me
: one who walks in the way of innocence,
he shall minister to me.
No man who practises deceit shall live in my house
: no one who utters lies shall stand in my sight.
[Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land
: and cut off all evildoers from the city of the Lord.]
Psalm 102
O Lord, hear my prayer
: and let my cry come to you.
Do not hide your face from me in the day of my trouble
: turn your ear to me; and when I call, be swift to answer.
For my days pass away like smoke
: and my bones burn as in a furnace.
My heart is scorched and withered like grass
: and I forget to eat my bread.
I am weary with the sound of my groaning
: my bones stick fast to my skin.
I have become like an owl in the wilderness
: like a screech-owl among the ruins.
I keep watch and flit to and fro
: like a sparrow upon a housetop.
My enemies taunt me all day long
: and those who rave at me make oaths against me.
Surely I have eaten ashes for bread
: and mingled my drink with tears,
Because of your wrath and indignation
: for you have taken me up and tossed me aside.
My days decline like a shadow
: and I wither away like grass.