Psalms 26

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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