Psalms 26

1 Of David. O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright: I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.

Aw Bawipa, ak thym na awi ni deng lah; coet a kap kaana khaw ka sak a dawngawh; kaw cak doena ni Bawipa ce ka ypnaak.

2 Put me in the scales, O Lord, so that I may be tested; let the fire make clean my thoughts and my heart.

Aw Bawipa, ni noekdak nawh, ni nai plak plak lah, kam thin ka kyl ve ni silh pe lah.

3 For your mercy is before my eyes; and I have gone in the way of your good faith.

Na lungnaak ve ka haiawh awm poepa nawh, nak awitak awh ka ceh poepa a dawngawh.

4 I have not taken my seat with foolish persons, and I do not go with false men.

Qaai ak kqawn thlang mi am ngawi haih man nyng saw, ak hoel qu thlangkhqi ing am pyi qu man nih nyng.

5 I have been a hater of the band of wrongdoers, and I will not be seated among sinners.

Ik-oeih che ak saikhqi ang cunnaak ce tyih nyng saw thlak chekhqi ing ngawih haih aham awm tha na nyng.

6 I will make my hands clean from sin; so will I go round your altar, O Lord;

Coet kap kaana kut ve sil nyng saw, Bawipa na bawkthang a kengsam awh cet vang.

7 That I may give out the voice of praise, and make public all the wonders which you have done.

Namah kyihcahnaak ce khawteh na khypyi nyng saw kawpoek kyi ik-oeih na saikhqi boeih ce kqawn vang.

8 Lord, your house has been dear to me, and the resting-place of your glory.

Aw Bawipa, na awmnaak im, na boeimang a awmnaak hun ce thin tlawh na nyng.

9 Let not my soul be numbered among sinners, or my life among men of blood;

Ka hqingnaak ve, thlak thawlhkhqi, thlang a thi ak ngaihkhqi mi koeh lawh sih.

10 In whose hands are evil designs, and whose right hands take money for judging falsely.

Ami kut awh ce ak che cainaak awm nawh amik tang ben kutkhqi awm ang hyp ik-oeih peeknaak ing be uhy.

11 But as for me, I will go on in my upright ways: be my saviour, and have mercy on me.

Cehlai, kai taw coet kap kaana khaw ka sak dawngawh, ni hul nawh nim qeen lah.

12 I have a safe resting-place for my feet; I will give praise to the Lord in the meetings of the people.

Ka khaw ve hun a nepnaak awh dyi nawh; thlangkqeng ang cunnaak awh Bawipa ce kyihcah kaw.