Psalms 26
1 [A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; [therefore] I shall not slide.
Unto the end. A Psalm of David. Judge me, Lord, for I have been walking in my innocence, and by hoping in the Lord, I will not be weakened.
2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
Examine me, Lord, and test me: enkindle my temperament and my heart.
3 For thy loving-kindness [is] before my eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
For your mercy is before my eyes, and I am serene in your truth.
4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
I have not sat with the council of emptiness, and I will not enter with those who carry out injustice.
5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
I have hated the assembly of the malicious; and I will not sit with the impious.
6 I will wash my hands in innocence: so will I compass thy altar, O LORD:
I will wash my hands among the innocent, and I will surround your altar, O Lord,
7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
so that I may hear the voice of your praise and describe all your wonders.
8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy honor dwelleth.
O Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house and the dwelling place of your glory.
9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
O God, do not let my soul perish with the impious, nor my life with the men of blood,
10 In whose hands [is] mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
in whose hands are iniquities: their right hand has been filled by bribes.
11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity: redeem me, and be merciful to me.
But as for me, I have been walking in my innocence. Redeem me, and have mercy on me.
12 My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
My foot has stood firm in the straight path. In the churches, I will bless you, O Lord.
