Psalms 26

1 [A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in my innocence: and hoping in the Lord I shall not be moved.

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

2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me; purify as with fire my reins and my heart.

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

3 For thy mercy is before mine eyes: and I am well pleased with thy truth.

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

4 I have not sat with the council of vanity, and will in nowise enter in with transgressors.

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

5 I have hated the assembly of wicked doers; and will not sit with ungodly [men].

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

6 I will wash my hands in innocency, and compass thine altar, O Lord:

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

7 to hear the voice of praise, and to declare all thy wonderful works.

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

8 O Lord, I have loved the beauty of thy house, and the place of the tabernacle of thy glory.

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

9 Destroy not my soul together with the ungodly, nor my life with bloody men:

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

10 in whose hands [are] iniquities, [and] their right hand is filled with bribes.

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

11 But I have walked in my innocence: redeem me, and have mercy upon me.

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

12 My foot stands in an even place: in the congregations will I bless thee, O Lord.

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