Psalms 26
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Psalm 26
By David.
1Judge me favorably, O Lord,
because I have walked with integrity
and I have trusted you without wavering.
2Examine me, O Lord, and test me.
Look closely into my heart and mind.
3I see your mercy in front of me.
I walk in the light of your truth.
4I did not sit with liars,
and I will not be found among hypocrites.
5I have hated the mob of evildoers
and will not sit with wicked people.
6I will wash my hands in innocence.
I will walk around your altar, O Lord,
7so that I may loudly sing a hymn of thanksgiving
and tell about all your miracles.
8O Lord, I love the house where you live,
the place where your glory dwells.
9Do not sweep away my soul along with hardened sinners
or my life along with bloodthirsty people.
10Evil schemes are in their hands.
Their right hands are full of bribes.
11But I walk with integrity.
Rescue me, and have pity on me.
12My feet stand on level ground.
I will praise the Lord with the choirs in worship.
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Psalms 26
26
Prayer of Innocence
1Of David.
I
Judge me, Lord!
For I have walked in my integrity.#Ps 7:9.
In the Lord I trust;
I do not falter.
2Examine me, Lord, and test me;
search my heart and mind.#Ps 17:3; 139:23.
3Your mercy is before my eyes;
I walk guided by your faithfulness.#Ps 86:11.
II
4I do not sit with worthless men,
nor with hypocrites do I mingle.
5I hate an evil assembly;
with the wicked I do not sit.
6I will wash my hands#I will wash my hands: the washing of hands was a liturgical act (Ex 30:19, 21; 40:31–32), symbolic of inner as well as outer cleanness, cf. Is 1:16. in innocence#Ps 73:13.
so that I may process around your altar, Lord,
7To hear the sound of thanksgiving,
and recount all your wondrous deeds.
8Lord, I love the refuge of your house,
the site of the dwelling-place of your glory.#Ps 29:9; 63:3; Ex 24:16; 25:8.
III
9Do not take me away with sinners,
nor my life with the men of blood,#Ps 28:3.
10In whose hands there is a plot,
their right hands full of bribery.
11But I walk in my integrity;#Ps 101:6.
redeem me, be gracious to me!#Ps 25:16.
12My foot stands on level ground;#On level ground: in safety, where there is no danger of tripping and falling. In assemblies: at the Temple. Having walked around the altar, the symbol of God’s presence, the psalmist blesses God.
in assemblies I will bless the Lord.#Ps 22:23; 35:18; 149:1.
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