Psalms 26

1 Judge me, O Yhwh; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Yhwh; therefore I shall not slide.

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 Examine me, O Yhwh, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

Examine me, Lord, and test me: enkindle my temperament and my heart.

3 For thy lovingkindness 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 will I go 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 will not sit with the wicked.

I have hated the assembly of the malicious; and I will not sit with the impious.

6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Yhwh:

I will wash my hands among the innocent, and I will surround your altar, O Lord,

7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

so that I may hear the voice of your praise and describe all your wonders.

8 Yhwh, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour 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 bloody men:

O God, do not let my soul perish with the impious, nor my life with the men of blood,

10 In whose hands is mischief, 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 merciful 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 Yhwh.

My foot has stood firm in the straight path. In the churches, I will bless you, O Lord.