Veritable King James Version
1I will sing of mercy and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.
2I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
3I will set no wicked thing before my eyes; I hate the work of those who turn aside; it shall not cling to me.
4A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know evil.
5Whoever secretly slanders their neighbor, I will silence; whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart, I will not tolerate.
6My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; whoever walks in a perfect way shall serve me.
7No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsehood shall remain in my presence.
8Each morning I will silence all the wicked of the land, to cut off all evildoers from the city of the LORD.
Translation notes
Verse 1: The LXX uses eleos (mercy) and krisis (justice), aligning with the KJV’s “mercy and judgment.” The DSS (11QPsa) support this focus on divine attributes. Verse 2: The LXX’s sunēsō (I will understand/behave wisely) and en hodō amōmō (in a blameless way) are translated as “behave wisely in a perfect way,” echoing the KJV’s “behave myself wisely in a perfect way” but modernized. The DSS confirm the intent of moral integrity. Verse 3: The LXX’s ou prosethēka (shall not cling) and paranomia (lawlessness) align with the KJV’s rejection of evil. “Turn aside” reflects the DSS’s emphasis on deviation from righteousness. Verse 4: The LXX’s diestrammenē kardia (perverse heart) and ou ginōskō (I will not know) are directly translated, with “evil” modernizing the KJV’s “wickedness.” The DSS support this rejection of moral corruption.
Verse 5: The LXX’s katalalōn (slandering) and hupsēlon ophthalmos (haughty eyes) align with the KJV’s “slandereth” and “high look.” “Silence” and “not tolerate” modernize the tone while preserving intent. The DSS are fragmentary but consistent. Verse 6: The LXX’s pistous tēs gēs (faithful of the land) and hodō amōmō (blameless way) are retained, with “serve me” echoing the KJV’s “shall serve me.” The DSS support the focus on loyalty. Verse 7: The LXX’s dolos (deceit) and pseudos (falsehood) align with the KJV, with “dwell” and “remain” modernizing “abide” and “continue.” The DSS confirm the rejection of deceit. Verse 8: The LXX’s prōi prōi (morning by morning) and exolethreusō (destroy/silence) are translated as “each morning I will silence,” aligning with the KJV’s “early destroy.” The DSS (11QPsa) support the purging of evildoers.
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