Psalm 26

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.