Bible in Basic English
1I will make a song of mercy and righteousness; to you, O Lord, will I make melody.
2I 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.
3I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.
4The false heart I will send away from me: I will not have an evil-doer for a friend.
5I 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.
6My 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.
7The worker of deceit will not come into my house; the false man will have no place before my eyes.
8Morning by morning will I put to death all the sinners in the land, so that all evil-doers may be cut off from Jerusalem.
Reina-Valera 1909
1Salmo de David. MISERICORDIA y juicio cantaré: á ti cantaré yo, oh Jehová.
2Entenderé en el camino de la perfección cuando vinieres á mí: en integridad de mi corazón andaré en medio de mi casa.
3No pondré delante de mis ojos cosa injusta: aborrezco la obra de los que se desvían: ninguno de ellos se allegará á mí.
4Corazón perverso se apartará de mí; no conoceré al malvado.
5Al que solapadamente infama á su prójimo, yo le cortaré; no sufriré al de ojos altaneros, y de corazón vanidoso.
6Mis ojos pondré en los fieles de la tierra, para que estén conmigo: el que anduviere en el camino de la perfección, éste me servirá.
7No habitará dentro de mi casa el que hace fraude: el que habla mentiras no se afirmará delante de mis ojos.
8Por las mañanas cortaré á todos los impíos de la tierra; para extirpar de la ciudad de Jehová á todos los que obraren iniquidad.
King James Version
1I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
2I 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.
3I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
4A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
5Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
6Mine 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.
7He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
8I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.
World English Bible
1I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, LORD, I will sing praises.
2I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.
3I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.
4A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.
5I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.
6My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.
7He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes.
8Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the LORD’s city.