Psalms 26

1 Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in Jehovah without wavering.

BY DAVID. Judge me, O YHWH, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in YHWH, I do not slide.

2 Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.

Try me, O YHWH, and prove me, My reins and my heart [are] purified,

3 For thy loving kindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in thy truth.

For Your kindness [is] before my eyes, And I have habitually walked in Your truth.

4 I have not sat with men of falsehood, nor will I go in with dissemblers.

I have not sat with vain men, And I do not enter with pretenders.

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

I have hated the assembly of evildoers, And I do not sit with the wicked.

6 I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will encompass thine altar, O Jehovah,

I wash my hands in innocence, And I go around Your altar, O YHWH.

7 that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

To sound with a voice of confession, And to recount all Your wonders.

8 Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy glory dwells.

YHWH, I have loved the habitation of Your house, And the place of the Dwelling Place of Your glory.

9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood,

Do not gather my soul with sinners, And my life with men of blood,

10 in whose hands is wickedness, and their right hand is full of bribes.

In whose hand [is] a wicked scheme, And their right hand [is] full of bribes.

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

And I walk in my integrity, Redeem me, and favor me.

12 My foot stands in an even place. In the congregations I will bless Jehovah.

My foot has stood in uprightness, In assemblies I bless YHWH!