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.

Judge me, Adonai, for I have walked in my integrity. I have trusted also in Adonai without wavering.

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

Examine me, Adonai, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.

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

For your chesed ·loving-kindness· is before my eyes. I have walked in your truth.

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

I have not sat with deceitful men, neither will I go in with hypocrites.

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

I hate the assembly of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked.

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

I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will go about your altar, Adonai;

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

that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be sh'ma ·heard obeyed·, and tell of all your wondrous deeds.

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

Adonai, I 'ahav ·affectionately love· the habitation of your house, the place where your kavod ·weighty glory· dwells.

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

Don’t gather my soul with people who sin ·intentionally miss the mark goal·, nor my life with bloodthirsty men;

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

in whose hands is wickedness, their right hand is full of bribes.

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

But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me, and be merciful to me.

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

My foot stands in an even place. In the congregations I will bless Adonai.