1 I will sing to you, Lord!

I will celebrate your kindness

and your justice.

2 Please help me learn

to do the right thing,

and I will be honest and fair

in my own kingdom.

3 I refuse to be corrupt

or to take part

in anything crooked,

4 and I won't be dishonest

or deceitful.

5 Anyone who spreads gossip

will be silenced;

no one who is conceited

will be my friend.

6 I will find trustworthy people

to serve as my advisors;

only an honest person

will serve as an official.

7 No one who cheats or lies

will have a position

in my royal court.

8 Each morning I will silence

any lawbreakers I find

in the countryside

or in the city of the Lord.