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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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