1 Van Dawid. 'n Psalm. Ek wil sing van goedertierenheid en reg; tot u eer wil ek psalmsing, o HERE!

2 Ek wil ag gee op regskape wandel -- wanneer sal U na my kom? Ek wandel in die opregtheid van my hart, binne-in my huis.

3 Ek stel geen lae ding voor my oë nie; die dade van afvalliges haat ek; die sal my nie aankleef nie.

4 'n Verkeerde hart moet ver van my af bly; wat kwaad is, wil ek nie ken nie.

5 Hy wat heimlik van sy naaste kwaad spreek, hom sal ek vernietig; hy wat hoog van oë is en trots van hart, hom verdra ek nie.

6 My oë sal wees op die getroues in die land, dat hulle by my kan woon; hy wat wandel in die weg van opregtheid, die mag my dien.

7 Hy wat bedrog pleeg, mag binne-in my huis nie bly nie; wie leuens praat, kan voor my oë nie bestaan nie.

8 Elke môre sal ek al die goddelose van die land vernietig, om al die werkers van ongeregtigheid uit die stad van die HERE uit te roei.

1 A Psalm. Of David. I will make a song of mercy and righteousness; to you, O Lord, will I make melody.

2 I will do wisely in the way of righteousness: O when will you come to me? I will be walking in my house with a true heart.

3 I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.

4 The false heart I will send away from me: I will not have an evil-doer for a friend.

5 I will put to death anyone who says evil of his neighbour secretly; the man with a high look and a heart of pride is disgusting to me.

6 My eyes will be on those of good faith in the land, so that they may be living in my house; he who is walking in the right way will be my servant.

7 The worker of deceit will not come into my house; the false man will have no place before my eyes.

8 Morning by morning will I put to death all the sinners in the land, so that all evil-doers may be cut off from Jerusalem.