Psalm 26–28

Psalm 26

A Psalm of David.

^1aJudge me, O Lord; for I have ^bwalked in mine integrity:

^cI have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not ^dslide.

^2eExamine me, O Lord, and prove me;

^fTry ^gmy reins and my heart.

³For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes:

And ^hI have walked in thy truth.

⁴ⁱI have not sat with ^kvain persons,

Neither will I go in with dissemblers.

⁵I have ^lhated the congregation of evil doers;

And ⁱwill not sit with the wicked.

^6mI will wash mine hands in innocency:

So will I compass thine altar, O Lord:

⁷That I may ⁿpublish with the voice of thanksgiving,

And tell of all thy ^owondrous works.

^8pLord, I have loved the habitation of thy house,

And ^qthe place ^†where thine honour dwelleth.

^9||Gather not my soul with sinners,

Nor my life with ^†bloody men:

¹⁰In whose hands is mischief,

And their right hand is ^†full of ^rbribes.

¹¹But as for me, I will ^swalk in mine integrity:

Redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

¹²My foot standeth in an ^teven place:

^uIn the congregations will I bless the Lord.

Psalm 27

A Psalm of David.

¹The Lord is ^amy light and ^bmy salvation; ^cwhom shall I fear?

The Lord is ^bthe strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

²When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, ^†came upon me to ^deat up my flesh,

They stumbled and fell.

^3eThough an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear:

Though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

^4fOne thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after;

That I may ^gdwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,

To behold ^||the ^hbeauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.

⁵For in the time of trouble he shall ⁱhide me in his pavilion:

In the secret of his tabernacle shall he ⁱhide me;

He shall ^jset me up upon a rock.

⁶And now shall ^kmine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me:

Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices ^†of joy;

I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

^7lHear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice:

^lHave mercy also upon me, and answer me.

^8||When thou saidst, ^mSeek ye my face; my heart said unto thee,

Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

⁹ⁿHide not thy face far from me;

Put not thy servant away in anger:

Thou hast been my help; leave me not,

Neither forsake me, ^oO God of my salvation.

¹⁰When my father and ^pmy mother forsake me,

Then the Lord ^†will take me up.

^11qTeach me thy way, O Lord,

And lead me in ^†a plain path, because of ^†mine enemies.

^12rDeliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies:

For ^sfalse witnesses are risen up against me, and such as ^tbreathe out cruelty.

¹³I had fainted, unless I had believed

To see the goodness of the Lord ^uin the land of the living.

^14xWait on the Lord:

^yBe of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart:

Wait, I say, on the Lord.

Psalm 28

A Psalm of David.

¹Unto thee will I cry, O Lord ^amy rock; ^bbe not silent ^†to me:

Lest, if thou be silent ^†to me, ^cI become like ^cdthem that go down into the pit.

²ⁱⁱHear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee,

When I ^ddlift up my hands ^||etoward thy holy ^foracle.

³Draw me not away with the wicked, and with ^ffthe workers of iniquity,

^gWhich speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

^4hGive them according to their deeds,

And according to the wickedness of their endeavours:

Give them after the work of their hands;

Render to them ^hhtheir desert.

⁵Because ⁱthey regard not the works of the Lord,

Nor the operation of his hands,

He shall destroy them, and not build them up.

⁶Blessed be the Lord, because he hath ⁱⁱheard the voice of my supplications.

⁷The Lord is my strength and my ^jshield;

My heart ^ktrusted in him, and I am helped:

Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth;

And with my song will I praise him.

⁸The Lord is ^||their strength,

And he is the ^†saving strength of his anointed.

⁹Save ^lthy people,

And bless ^lthine inheritance:

^||Feed them also, and lift them up for ever.