Protestation of Integrity and Prayer for Protection.

¹Vindicate me, O Lord , for I have walked in my integrity;

I have [relied on and] trusted [confidently] in the Lord without wavering and I shall not slip.

²Examine me, O Lord , and try me;

Test my heart and my mind.

³For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,

And I have walked [faithfully] in Your truth.

⁴I do not sit with deceitful or unethical or worthless men,

Nor seek companionship with pretenders (self-righteous hypocrites).

⁵I hate the company of evildoers,

And will not sit with the wicked.

⁶I will wash my hands in innocence,

And I will go about Your altar, O Lord ,

⁷That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving

And declare all Your wonders.

⁸¶O Lord , I love the habitation of Your house

And the place where Your glory dwells.

⁹Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,

Nor [sweep away] my life with men of bloodshed,

¹⁰In whose hands is a wicked scheme,

And whose right hand is full of bribes.

¹¹But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;

Redeem me and be merciful and gracious to me.

¹²My foot stands on a level place;

In the congregations I will bless the Lord .