Psalms 26

1 A psalm of David. Defend me, O Lord, for my walk has been blameless; in the Lord have I trusted unswervingly:

١ لِدَاوُدَ اِقْضِ لِي يَارَبُّ لِأَنِّي بِكَمَالِي سَلَكْتُ، وَعَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ تَوَكَّلْتُ بِلَا تَقَلْقُلٍ.

2 Examine me, Lord, and test me; test my heart and my mind.

٢ جَرِّبْنِي يَارَبُّ وَٱمْتَحِنِّي. صَفِّ كُلْيَتَيَّ وَقَلْبِي.

3 For your love is before my eyes, and your faithfulness governs my way.

٣ لِأَنَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَمَامَ عَيْنِي. وَقَدْ سَلَكْتُ بِحَقِّكَ.

4 I never sat down with the worthless, nor companied with dissemblers.

٤ لَمْ أَجْلِسْ مَعَ أُنَاسِ ٱلسُّوءِ، وَمَعَ ٱلْمَاكِرِينَ لَا أَدْخُلُ.

5 I hate the assembly of knaves, I would never sit down with the wicked;

٥ أَبْغَضْتُ جَمَاعَةَ ٱلْأَثَمَةِ، وَمَعَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ لَا أَجْلِسُ.

6 but, with hands washed in innocence, I would march round your altar, O Lord,

٦ أَغْسِلُ يَدَيَّ فِي ٱلنَّقَاوَةِ، فَأَطُوفُ بِمَذْبَحِكَ يَارَبُّ،

7 singing loud songs of thanks, and telling of all your wonders.

٧ لِأُسَمِّعَ بِصَوْتِ ٱلْحَمْدِ، وَأُحَدِّثَ بِجَمِيعِ عَجَائِبِكَ.

8 O Lord, I love your house, the place where your glory lives.

٨ يَارَبُّ، أَحْبَبْتُ مَحَلَّ بَيْتِكَ وَمَوْضِعَ مَسْكَنِ مَجْدِكَ.

9 Do not gather me up with sinners; slay me not with people of blood,

٩ لَا تَجْمَعْ مَعَ ٱلْخُطَاةِ نَفْسِي، وَلَا مَعَ رِجَالِ ٱلدِّمَاءِ حَيَاتِي.

10 whose hands are stained with villainy, and whose right hand is filled with bribes.

١٠ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ رَذِيلَةٌ، وَيَمِينُهُمْ مَلآنَةٌ رِشْوَةً.

11 But my walk is blameless! O redeem me, be gracious to me.

١١ أَمَّا أَنَا فَبِكَمَالِي أَسْلُكُ. ٱفْدِنِي وَٱرْحَمْنِي.

12 My foot stands on even ground, in the choirs I will bless the Lord.

١٢ رِجْلِي وَاقِفَةٌ عَلَى سَهْلٍ. فِي ٱلْجَمَاعَاتِ أُبَارِكُ ٱلرَّبَّ.