Good people on the Holy Road
A psalm of David [1]
1I’m singing a song of mercy and justice.LORD, I’m singing my song to you.
2I’m walking the Holy Road to you.
When will you get to me?
I’m being good to my family
And living the honest life.
3My eyes won’t hang on sinful sights.
I hate crooks and their crooked schemes.
They’ll get no welcome from me.
4Bad thoughts can go somewhere else.
They won’t find a home in my head.
5People who secretly badmouth their neighbors
Are going to get pulled over by me.
I won’t put up with either of these:
Snooty demeanor,
Arrogant behavior.
6I’m going to look for God-loving people.
I’ll choose my friends from them.
Fellow travelers on the Holy Road
Are the people I’ll hire for help.
7Crooks can’t live in my house.
Liars have got to go.
8Every morning in the royal court
I’ll order the wicked destroyed.
I’ll do it till Jerusalem [2] is free
Of wicked, hurtful souls.
