Psalms Chapter 101
Showing all 8 verses for Psalms Chapter 101.
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"I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing. "
"I will sing about mercy and justice; to you, LORD, I will sing."
Aim to be both kind and fair in how you treat people, not one at the expense of the other. Mercy without honesty becomes enabling; justice without mercy becomes harsh. Hold both together.
"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. "
"I will live wisely, with integrity. When will you come to me? I will live in my own home with a whole, honest heart."
Who you are in private, when no one's grading you, is who you actually are. Don't build one version of yourself for show and another for home; let them be the same person.
"I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. "
"I won't set anything wicked in front of my eyes; I hate what disloyal, corrupt people do - it won't stick to me."
What you keep feeding your attention to - shows, images, company - shapes who you become, often more than you realise. Be deliberate about what you let in; you have more control over that than you think.
"A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person. "
"A twisted, perverse mindset will have no place near me; I won't get close to wicked people."
You don't have to cut off everyone who isn't perfect - none of us are. But be honest about who you let closest to your heart and decisions; those relationships shape you more than you'd like to admit.
"Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I "
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"Whoever secretly slanders their neighbour, I will cut off; I won't put up with someone who is arrogant and proud."
Gossip that tears someone down behind their back, and looking down on people because you think you're above them, both come from the same root: needing to feel bigger by making someone else smaller. Refuse both in yourself.
"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. "
"I'll keep my eye out for the trustworthy people in the land, so they can be close to me; whoever lives with integrity will serve me."
Notice and back the people around you who quietly do right, even when it's not flashy. Genuine character often goes unrewarded because it doesn't shout for attention - be someone who looks for it anyway.
"He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. "
"Whoever practises deceit won't live in my house; whoever tells lies won't stay in my presence."
Make honesty a genuine dealbreaker in your own life - not just 'I try not to lie', but actively valuing truth-tellers around you over people who tell you what you want to hear.
"I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD. "
"Morning by morning I will deal decisively with the wicked in the land, cutting off all wrongdoers from the LORD's city."
Integrity isn't a one-off decision, it's a daily renewal - showing up again and again to do the harder, honest thing rather than letting corruption slide because dealing with it once was exhausting. Consistency is what makes character real.