Psalm 101:3

Translations

Modern

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.

Traditional

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

Literal

I do not set before my eyes an object of worthlessness; I have hated the work of those turning aside—it shall not cling to me!

Latin

Non proponebam ante oculos meos rem injustam; facientes prævaricationes odivi; non adhæsit mihi

Original

Hebrew

English

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.

Notes

Psalms 101:1–8

This song of praise expresses a commitment to live with integrity and to avoid evil. Jesus meets this ideal.

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But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Psalm 40:4
Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
Exodus 20:17
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
1 Samuel 12:20–21
“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
Romans 12:9
Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
Deuteronomy 15:9
Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
Joshua 23:6
Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.

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