Psalm 26

PSALM 26

A Psalm of David.

¹Vindicate me, O Lord,

for I have walked in my integrity,

and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.

²Prove me, O Lord, and try me;

test my heart and my mind.

³For thy steadfast love is before my eyes,

and I walk in faithfulness to thee.

⁴I do not sit with false men,

nor do I consort with dissemblers;

⁵I hate the company of evildoers,

and I will not sit with the wicked.

⁶I wash my hands in innocence,

and go about thy altar, O Lord,

⁷singing aloud a song of thanksgiving,

and telling all thy wondrous deeds.

⁸O Lord, I love the habitation of thy house,

and the place where thy glory dwells.

⁹Sweep me not away with sinners,

nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

¹⁰men in whose hands are evil devices,

and whose right hands are full of bribes.

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

redeem me, and be gracious to me.

¹²My foot stands on level ground;

in the great congregation I will bless the Lord.