Psalm 101 is David’s ruler’s pledge to live a life pleasing to God both personally and as king. He says: “I will sing of your love and mercy… I will be careful to lead a blameless life… I will set before my eyes no vile thing… men of a perverse heart will be kept far from me… my eyes will be on the faithful in the land… he whose walk is blameless will minister to me… no-one who practices deceit will dwell in my house… I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the Lord!”
