Psalmorum 26

1 psalmus David iudica me Domine quoniam ego in innocentia mea ingressus sum et in Domino sperans non infirmabor

“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.

2 proba me Domine et tempta me ure renes meos et cor meum

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

3 quoniam misericordia tua ante oculos meos est et conplacui in veritate tua

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

4 non sedi cum concilio vanitatis et cum iniqua gerentibus non introibo

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

5 odivi ecclesiam malignantium et cum impiis non sedebo

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

6 lavabo inter innocentes manus meas et circumdabo altare tuum Domine

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

7 ut audiam vocem laudis et enarrem universa mirabilia tua

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

8 Domine dilexi decorem domus tuae et locum habitationis gloriae tuae

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

9 ne perdas cum impiis animam meam et cum viris sanguinum vitam meam

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

10 in quorum manibus iniquitates sunt dextera eorum repleta est muneribus

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

11 ego autem in innocentia mea ingressus sum redime me et miserere mei

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

12 pes meus stetit in directo in ecclesiis benedicam te Domine

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