Psalm 26–28

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.

Psalm 27

A Psalm of David.

¹The 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?

²When the wicked came against me

To ^ceat ¹up my flesh,

My enemies and foes,

They stumbled and fell.

^3dThough an army may encamp against me,

My heart shall not fear;

Though war may rise against me,

In this I will be confident.

^4eOne 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.

⁵For ^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.

⁶And 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.

⁷Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!

Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

⁸When You said, “Seek My face,”

My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”

^9jDo 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.

^10kWhen my father and my mother forsake me,

Then the Lord will take care of me.

^11lTeach me Your way, O Lord,

And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.

¹²Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;

For ^mfalse witnesses have risen against me,

And such as breathe out violence.

¹³I would have lost heart, unless I had believed

That I would see the goodness of the Lord

ⁿIn the land of the living.

^14oWait ⁵on the Lord;

Be of good courage,

And He shall strengthen your heart;

Wait, I say, on the Lord!

Psalm 28

A Psalm of David.

¹To 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.

²Hear the voice of my supplications

When I cry to You,

^cWhen I lift up my hands ^dtoward Your holy sanctuary.

³Do 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.

^4fGive 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.

⁵Because ^gthey do not regard 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 has heard the voice of my supplications!

⁷The 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.

⁸The Lord is ²their strength,

And He is the ^jsaving refuge of His ³anointed.

⁹Save Your people,

And bless ^kYour inheritance;

Shepherd them also,

^lAnd bear them up forever.