Psalms 26

1 Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD 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 Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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