Psalms 26

1 “A psalm of David.” Be thou my judge, O LORD! for I have walked in uprightness. I have put my trust in the LORD, therefore shall I not fall.

By David. Judge me, O Jehovah, for I in mine integrity have walked, And in Jehovah I have trusted, I slide not.

2 Examine me, O LORD! and prove me; Try my reins and my heart!

Try me, O Jehovah, and prove me, Purified [are] my reins and my heart.

3 For thy kindness is ever before my eyes, And I walk in thy truth.

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

4 I sit not with men of falsehood. And go not in company with dissemblers.

I have not sat with vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not.

5 I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And do not sit with the wicked.

I have hated the assembly of evil doers, And with the wicked I sit not.

6 I wash my hands in innocence. And go around thine altar. O LORD!

I wash in innocency my hands, And I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah.

7 To utter the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all thy wondrous works.

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

8 O LORD! I love the habitation of thy house, The place where thine honor dwelleth!

Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, And the place of the tabernacle of Thine honour.

9 Gather not my breath with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood,

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

10 In whose hands is mischief, And whose right hands are full of bribes!

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

11 But as for me, I walk in my integrity; Oh, redeem me, and be merciful to me!

And I, in mine integrity I walk, Redeem me, and favour me.

12 My feet tread in a straight path; In the congregation will I bless the LORD.

My foot hath stood in uprightness, In assemblies I bless Jehovah!