Psalm 26

Psalm 26

A Psalm of David.

¹Vindicate ^ame, O Lord,

For I have ^bwalked in my integrity.

^cI have also trusted in the Lord;

I shall not slip.

^2dExamine me, O Lord, and ¹prove me;

Try my mind and my heart.

³For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,

And ^eI have walked in Your truth.

⁴I have not ^fsat with idolatrous mortals,

Nor will I go in with hypocrites.

⁵I have ^ghated the assembly of evildoers,

And will not sit with the wicked.

⁶I will wash my hands in innocence;

So I will go about Your altar, O Lord,

⁷That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving,

And tell of all Your wondrous works.

⁸Lord, ^hI have loved the habitation of Your house,

And the place ²where Your glory dwells.

⁹ⁱDo ³not gather my soul with sinners,

Nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

¹⁰In whose hands is a sinister scheme,

And whose right hand is full of ^jbribes.

¹¹But as for me, I will walk in my integrity;

Redeem me and be merciful to me.

^12kMy foot stands in an even place;

In the congregations I will bless the Lord.