Psalms 26
1 [A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have confided in Jehovah: I shall not slip.
Unto the end. A Psalm of David. Judge me, Lord, for I have been walking in my innocence, and by hoping in the Lord, I will not be weakened.
2 Prove me, Jehovah, and test me; try my reins and my heart:
Examine me, Lord, and test me: enkindle my temperament and my heart.
3 For thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes, and I have walked in thy truth.
For your mercy is before my eyes, and I am serene in your truth.
4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither have I gone in with dissemblers;
I have not sat with the council of emptiness, and I will not enter with those who carry out injustice.
5 I have hated the congregation of evil-doers, and I have not sat with the wicked.
I have hated the assembly of the malicious; and I will not sit with the impious.
6 I will wash my hands in innocency, and will encompass thine altar, O Jehovah,
I will wash my hands among the innocent, and I will surround your altar, O Lord,
7 That I may cause the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and declare all thy marvellous works.
so that I may hear the voice of your praise and describe all your wonders.
8 Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy glory dwelleth.
O Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house and the dwelling place of your glory.
9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood;
O God, do not let my soul perish with the impious, nor my life with the men of blood,
10 In whose hands are evil devices, and their right hand is full of bribes.
in whose hands are iniquities: their right hand has been filled by bribes.
11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity. Redeem me, and be gracious unto me.
But as for me, I have been walking in my innocence. Redeem me, and have mercy on me.
12 My foot standeth in an even place; in the congregations will I bless Jehovah.
My foot has stood firm in the straight path. In the churches, I will bless you, O Lord.
