Chapter 100

King David gratefully celebrateth the two general divine virtues, Mercy and Justice: ℣.2 by his own example exhorteth all, especially superiors, to direct their ways in sincerity, ℣.4 and to separate the wicked from conversation of the good.

1. 1

   A Psalm to David himself. Mercy and judgment I will sing to thee, o Lord: I will sing,

2. 2

   and I shall understand in the immaculate way, when thou shalt come to me. I walked through in the innocency of my heart, in the midst of my house.

3. 3

   I did not propose before mine eyes any unjust thing: I hated them that do prevarication.

4. 4

   A perverse heart hath not cleaved to me: the malignant declining from me I knew not.

5. 5

   One secretly detracting from his neighbour, him did I persecute. One of a proud eye, and unsatiable heart, with him I did not eat.

6. 6

   Mine eyes are towards the faithful of the earth that they may sit with me. A man that walketh in the immaculate way he did minister to me.

7. 7

   He that doth proudly shall not dwell in the midst of my house: he that speaketh unjust things, hath not directed in the sight of mine eyes.

8. 8

   In the morning did I kill all the sinners of the earth: that I might destroy out of the city of our Lord all those that work iniquity.