[instrumental intro] [intro] I will sing of mercy and justice; To You, O Lord, I will sing praises. [verse 1] I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. [verse 2] I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me. [pre-chorus] A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness. [chorus] I will sing of mercy and justice; (oh-oh-oh) To You, O Lord, I will sing praises. (oh-oh-oh) [instrumental] [bridge] Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, Him I will destroy; The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart, Him I will not endure. [verse 3] My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me; He who walks in a perfect way, [verse 4] He shall serve me. He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence. [pre-chorus] Early I will destroy all the wicked of the land, That I may cut off all the evildoers from the city of the Lord. [chorus] I will sing of mercy and justice; (oh-oh-oh) To You, O Lord, I will sing praises. (oh-oh-oh) [instrumental]
