I will sing to you, O Lord,
of mercy and judgment,
2. I will sing a psalm and conduct myself wisely
in a blameless way.
When will you come to me?
I walked in the integrity of my heart,
in the midst of my house.
3. I have not set before my eyes any unlawful thing,
those who commit transgressions
I have detested.
4. A perverse heart has not
cleaved to me.
When the wicked withdrew from me,
I no longer acknowledged him.
5. The one who privately slanders
his neighbor,
such a person I have expelled.
6. With one of haughty eye and insatiable heart,
I would not share a meal.
7. My eyes shall look upon the faithful of the earth,
that they may dwell with me.
Whoever walked in a blameless way,
the same ministered to me.
8. The arrogant did not dwell
in the midst of my house,
Whoever spoke unjustly was not rewarded in my eyes.
9. Early on I destroyed all the sinners
of the land,
to root out from the city of the Lord
all evildoers.
Psalm 101
1. O Lord, hearken to my prayer,
and let my cry reach you.
2. Do not turn your face away from me.
On the day when I am afflicted,
incline your ear to me.
On the day when I shall call upon you,
speedily give heed to me.
3. For my days have dissipated
like smoke,
and my bones are parched like kindling.
4. I am cut down like blades of grass,
and my heart is withered,
because I have forgotten to eat my food.
5. Because of the sound of my groaning,
my bones have stuck to my flesh.
6. I have become like a pelican
in the wilderness,
like a night-owl in an abandoned house.
7. I have spent sleepless nights,
I have become like a solitary bird on a roof.
8. All day long my enemies have reproached me,
and those who formerly praised me have sworn against me.
9. For I have eaten ashes
as if it were bread,
and my drink has been mingled
with weeping,
10. because of your anger
and your wrath,
for you have lifted me up only
to dash me down.
11. My days have declined like a shadow,
and I am withered up like dry grass.
12. But you, O Lord, endure forever,
and your memorial lasts for all generations. . . .
25. In the beginning, you, O Lord,
laid the foundations of the earth;
and the heavens are your handiwork.
26. They shall perish,
but you shall perdure.
They shall grow old like a garment,
and as a cloak you shall fold them up,
and they shall be changed.
27. But you remain the same,
and your years do not falter.
28. Let the children of your servants pitch their tents,
and let their seed prosper forever.
Psalm 102
1. Bless the Lord, O my soul;
and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2. Bless the Lord, O my soul;
and forget not all his praises;
3. who forgives all your transgressions,
and heals all your infirmities;
4. who redeems your life from corruption,
and crowns you with mercy and compassion;
5. who satisfies your desire
with good things
so that your youthfulness may be renewed like that of an eagle.
6. The Lord executes mercy
and judgment
for all who are wronged.
7. He made known his ways to Moses,
his will to the children of Israel.
