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.

Psalmus David. Iudica me Domine, quoniam ego in innocentia mea ingressus sum: et in Domino sperans non infirmabor.

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

Proba me Domine, et tenta me: ure renes meos et cor meum.

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

Quoniam misericordia tua ante oculos meos est: et complacui in veritate tua.

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

Non sedi cum concilio vanitatis: et cum iniqua gerentibus non introibo.

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

Odivi ecclesiam malignantium: et cum impiis non sedebo.

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

Lavabo inter innocentes manus meas: et circumdabo altare tuum Domine:

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

Ut audiam vocem laudis tuae, et enarrem universa mirabilia tua.

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

Domine dilexi decorem domus tuae, et locum habitationis gloriae tuae.

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

Ne perdas cum impiis Deus animam meam, et cum viris sanguinum vitam meam:

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

In quorum manibus iniquitates sunt: dextera eorum repleta est muneribus.

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

Ego autem in innocentia mea ingressus sum: redime me, et miserere mei.

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

Pes meus stetit in directo: in ecclesiis benedicam te Domine.