Psalm 101
1 I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.
1 My song shall be of | 3 mercy and | judgment; ||
unto | thee, O | Lord, • will I | sing. ||
2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
2 O let me have understanding in the | way of | godli•ness! ||
3 When wilt thou come unto me? * I will walk in my | house • with a | perfect | heart. ||
3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
4 A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
4 I will take no | wicked • thing in | hand; ||
I hate the sins of unfaithfulness; | there shall | no such | cleave un•to me. ||
5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
5 A froward | heart • shall de- | part • from me; ||
I will not | know a | wicked | person. ||
6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
6 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, | him will • I de- | stroy. ||
7 Whoso hath also a haughty look and a proud | heart, I | will not | suffer • him. ||
7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.
8 Mine eyes look upon such as are faithful in the land, that | they may | dwell • with me. ||
9 Whoso leadeth a | godly • life, | he shall • be my | servant. ||
About the Pointing
The text of the Coverdale Psalter follows the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. The pointing, suitably adapted, is taken from Charles Macpherson, Edward C. Bairstow, and Percy C. Buck, The English Psalter (Novello & Co., 1925).