Psalms 26

1 Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

A Psalme of David. Judge me, O Lord, for I haue walked in mine innocency: my trust hath bene also in the Lord: therefore shall I not slide.

2 Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.

Proue me, O Lord, and trie mee: examine my reines, and mine heart.

3 For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.

For thy louing kindnesse is before mine eyes: therefore haue I walked in thy trueth.

4 I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.

I haue not hanted with vaine persons, neither kept companie with the dissemblers.

5 I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.

I haue hated the assemblie of the euill, and haue not companied with the wicked.

6 I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,

I will wash mine handes in innocencie, O Lord, and compasse thine altar,

7 to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.

That I may declare with the voyce of thankesgiuing, and set foorth all thy wonderous woorkes.

8 O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.

O Lord, I haue loued the habitation of thine house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

9 Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,

Gather not my soule with the sinners, nor my life with the bloodie men:

10 in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.

In whose handes is wickednes, and their right hand is full of bribes.

11 But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me.

But I will walke in mine innocencie: redeeme me therefore, and be mercifull vnto me.

12 My feet stand on level ground; in the congregations I will bless the LORD.

My foote standeth in vprightnesse: I will praise thee, O Lord, in the Congregations.