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Psalm 101

Psalm 101.

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A Psalm of David.
1 > I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.	I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O Lord, I will sing praise

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.	I will be careful to lead a blameless life - when will you come to me? I will walk in my house with blameless 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.	I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of the faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me.

4 > A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked [person].	Men of perverse heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with evil.

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.	Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence.

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.	My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he whose walk is blameless will minister to me.

7 > He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.	No one who practices deceipt will dwell in my house, no one who speaks falseley will stand in my presence.

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.	Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the Lord.

Text Quoted in Spirit of Prophecy

How simple is all this instruction! Psalm 101. We need to work diligently. We have no time to squander foolishly. We have a heaven to win and eternal life to gain. {18MR 215.1}

From their infancy the youth need to have a firm barrier built up between them and the world, that its corrupting influence may not affect them. Parents must exercise unceasing watchfulness, that their children be not lost to God. The vows of David, recorded in the 101st psalm, should be the vows of all upon whom rest the responsibilities of guarding the influences of the home. The psalmist declares: "I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person. Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer. 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. He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight." Psalm 101:3-7. {CT 119.1}

The vows of David recorded in Psalm 101 should be the vows of all upon whom rest the responsibilities of guarding the influences of the home. David declared: "I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. . . . I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave unto me. A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person. {RH, October 12, 1911 par. 12}

The vows of David recorded in Psalm 101 should be the vows of all upon whom rest the responsibilities of guarding the influences of the home. David declared: "I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. . . . I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes" (Ps. 101:2, 3). {HP 215.2}

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