Psalm 26–29
A Prayer for Divine Scrutiny and Redemption
A Psalm of David.
1 Vindicate ame, O Lord,
For I have bwalked in my integrity.
cI have also trusted in the Lord;
I shall not slip.
2 dExamine me, O Lord, and 1prove me;
Try my mind and my heart.
3 For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And eI have walked in Your truth.
4 I have not fsat with idolatrous mortals,
Nor will I go in with hypocrites.
5 I have ghated the assembly of evildoers,
And will not sit with the wicked.
6 I will wash my hands in innocence;
So I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
7 That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving,
And tell of all Your wondrous works.
8 Lord, hI have loved the habitation of Your house,
And the place 2where Your glory dwells.
9 iDo 3not gather my soul with sinners,
Nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10 In whose hands is a sinister scheme,
And whose right hand is full of jbribes.
11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity;
Redeem me and be merciful to me.
12 kMy foot stands in an even place;
In the congregations I will bless the Lord.
An Exuberant Declaration of Faith
A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my alight and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The bLord is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked came against me
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.
3 dThough an army may encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war may rise against me,
In this I will be confident.
4 eOne thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
That I may fdwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
To behold the 2beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.
5 For gin the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall hset me high upon a rock.
6 And now imy head shall be 3lifted up above my enemies all around me;
Therefore I will offer sacrifices of 4joy in His tabernacle;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!
Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 When You said, “Seek My face,”
My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”
9 jDo not hide Your face from me;
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not leave me nor forsake me,
O God of my salvation.
10 kWhen my father and my mother forsake me,
Then the Lord will take care of me.
11 lTeach me Your way, O Lord,
And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.
12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
For mfalse witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.
13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the Lord
nIn the land of the living.
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!
A Psalm of David.
1 To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock: aDo not be silent to me,
bLest, if You are silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications
When I cry to You,
cWhen I lift up my hands dtoward Your holy sanctuary.
3 Do not 1take me away with the wicked
And with the workers of iniquity,
eWho speak peace to their neighbors,
But evil is in their hearts.
4 fGive them according to their deeds,
And according to the wickedness of their endeavors;
Give them according to the work of their hands;
Render to them what they deserve.
5 Because gthey do not regard the works of the Lord,
Nor the operation of His hands,
He shall destroy them
And not build them up.
Because He has heard the voice of my supplications!
7 The Lord is hmy strength and my shield;
My heart itrusted in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I will praise Him.
8 The Lord is 2their strength,
And He is the jsaving refuge of His 3anointed.
And bless kYour inheritance;
Shepherd them also,
lAnd bear them up forever.
Praise to God in His Holiness and Majesty
A Psalm of David.
1 Give 1 aunto the Lord, O you mighty ones,
Give unto the Lord glory and strength.
2 2Give unto the Lord the glory 3due to His name;
Worship the Lord in bthe 4beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
cThe God of glory thunders;
The Lord is over many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;
The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks dthe cedars,
Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.
6 eHe makes them also skip like a calf,
Lebanon and fSirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord 5divides the flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
The Lord shakes the Wilderness of gKadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord makes the hdeer give birth,
And strips the forests bare;
And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”
10 The iLord sat enthroned at the Flood,
And jthe Lord sits as King forever.
11 kThe Lord will give strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace.