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Psalm 101:1-4 (JDV)

Psalm 101:1 I will sing of covenant faithfulness and justice; I will sing praise to you, Yahveh.
Psalm 101:2 I will pay attention to the road to integrity. When will you come to me? I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.
Psalm 101:3 I will not let anything worthless guide me. I hate the practice of transgression; it will not cling to me.
Psalm 101:4 A devious heart will be far from me; I will not be involved with evil.

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The authors of “Every Young Man’s Battle Guide” write: “For most young men, the eyes bounce toward the sexual and not away from it. To combat years and years of this reflexive action, you need to train your eyes to immediately bounce away when they come upon a sexy image—much like the way you jerk your hand away from a hot stove. Here is what you want to do in a nutshell: When your eyes bounce toward a woman’s attributes, they must bounce away immediately (190).

Arterburn, Stephen, Fred Stoeker, and Mike Yorkey. Every Young Man’s Battle Guide. Colorado Springs, Colo: WaterBrook Press, 2003.