Psalm 26

PSALM 26

Give Justice to Me, O Yahweh

Of David.

^1aGive justice to me, O Yahweh, for I have ^bwalked in my integrity,

And I have ^ctrusted in Yahweh; ^dI will not waver.

^2aTest me, O Yahweh, and try me;

^bRefine my ¹mind and my heart.

³For Your ^alovingkindness is before my eyes,

And I have ^bwalked in Your ¹truth.

⁴I do not ^asit with worthless men,

And I will not go with ^1bpretenders.

⁵I ^ahate the assembly of evildoers,

And I will not sit with the wicked.

⁶I shall ^awash my hands in innocence,

So I will go around ^bYour altar, O Yahweh,

⁷In order to proclaim with the voice of ^athanksgiving

And to recount all Your ¹wondrous deeds.

⁸O Yahweh, I ^alove the habitation of Your house

And the place ¹where Your ^bglory dwells.

^9aDo not ¹take my soul away along with sinners,

Nor my life with ^bmen of bloodshed,

¹⁰In whose hands is a ^awicked scheme,

And whose right hand is full of ^bbribes.

¹¹But as for me, I shall ^awalk in my integrity;

^bRedeem me, and be gracious to me.

^12aMy foot stands on ^blevel ground;

In the ^ccongregations I shall bless Yahweh.