Mine eyes shall be unto the [a]faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

There shall no deceitful person dwell within my house: he that telleth lies, shall not remain in my sight.

[b]Betimes will I destroy all the wicked of the land that I may cut off all the workers of iniquity from the City of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 101:6 He showeth what is the true use of the sword: to punish the wicked, and to maintain the good.
  2. Psalm 101:8 Magistrates must immediately punish vice, lest it grow to further inconvenience: and if heathen magistrates are bound to do this, how much more they that have the charge of the Church of God?

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