< Tingtoeng 26 >

1 David kah Aw BOEIPA, kai he lai han tloek lah. Thincaknah neh ka cet tih BOEIPA te ka pangtung dongah ka dinghae pawh.
Unto the end. A Psalm of David. Judge me, Lord, for I have been walking in my innocence, and by hoping in the Lord, I will not be weakened.
2 Aw BOEIPA kai he n'loepdak lamtah kai n'noemcai lah. Ka kuel neh lungbuei he picai la picai mai.
Examine me, Lord, and test me: enkindle my temperament and my heart.
3 Ka mik dongah na sitlohnah ka hmaitang tih na oltak dongah ka cet.
For your mercy is before my eyes, and I am serene in your truth.
4 Hlang taengah a poeyoek la ka ngol pawt tih aka thuhrhawk neh ka yok pawh.
I have not sat with the council of emptiness, and I will not enter with those who carry out injustice.
5 Thaehuet rhoek kah a ngolhlung te ka thiinah tih halang rhoek taengah ka ngol pawh.
I have hated the assembly of the malicious; and I will not sit with the impious.
6 Ka kut he cimnah neh ka silh tih, BOEIPA nang kah hmueihtuk te ka hil he,
I will wash my hands among the innocent, and I will surround your altar, O Lord,
7 Uemonah ol te ka doek tih namah kah khobaerhambae boeih te ka tae.
so that I may hear the voice of your praise and describe all your wonders.
8 Aw BOEIPA, na lum-im khuirhung neh na thangpomnah dungtlungim hmuen te ka lungnah.
O Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house and the dwelling place of your glory.
9 Ka hinglu he hlangtholh rhoek neh, ka hingnah he thii aka hal hlang rhoek taengla coi boeh.
O God, do not let my soul perish with the impious, nor my life with the men of blood,
10 Amih kut dongah boethae om tih a bantang kut ah kapbaih a poem uh.
in whose hands are iniquities: their right hand has been filled by bribes.
11 Tedae kai tah kamah thincaknah neh ka cet. Kai n'lat lamtah kai n'rhen lah.
But as for me, I have been walking in my innocence. Redeem me, and have mercy on me.
12 Ka kho he tlangkol ah pai tih khangkhung lakli ah BOEIPA te a yoethen pai ni.
My foot has stood firm in the straight path. In the churches, I will bless you, O Lord.

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