Psalm 26

Psalm 26

+[A Psalm+] of David.

1VINDICATE ME, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity; I have [expectantly] trusted in, leaned on, and relied on the Lord without wavering and I shall not slide.

2Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; test my heart and my mind.

3For Your loving-kindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth [faithfully].

4I do not sit with false persons, nor fellowship with pretenders;

5I hate the company of evildoers and will not sit with the wicked.

6I will wash my hands in innocence, and go about Your altar, O Lord,

7That I may make the voice of thanksgiving heard and may tell of all Your wondrous works.

8Lord, I love the habitation of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells.

9Gather me not with sinners and sweep me not away [with them], nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

10In whose hands is wickedness, and their right hands are full of bribes.

11But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; redeem me and be merciful and gracious to me.

12My foot stands on an even place; in the congregations will I bless the Lord.

1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation
Published by: The Lockman Foundation