I Will Bless the Lord
Of David.
26 (A)Vindicate me, O Lord,
for I have (B)walked in my integrity,
and I have (C)trusted in the Lord without wavering.
2 (D)Prove me, O Lord, and try me;
test my heart and (E)my mind.[a]
3 For your (F)steadfast love is before my eyes,
and I (G)walk in your (H)faithfulness.
4 I do not (I)sit with men of (J)falsehood,
nor do I consort with hypocrites.
5 I (K)hate the assembly of evildoers,
and I will not sit with the wicked.
6 I (L)wash my hands in innocence
and go round your altar, O Lord,
7 proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,
and telling all your (M)wondrous deeds.
8 O Lord, I (N)love the habitation of your house
and the place where your glory dwells.
9 (O)Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,
nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10 in whose hands are evil devices,
and whose right hands are full of (P)bribes.
11 But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
redeem me, and be gracious to me.
12 My foot stands on (Q)level ground;
in (R)the great assembly I will bless the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 26:2 Hebrew test my kidneys and my heart
Cross references
- Psalm 26:1 : See Ps. 7:8
- Psalm 26:1 : ver. 11
- Psalm 26:1 : See Ps. 11:1
- Psalm 26:2 : See Ps. 7:9; 17:3; 139:23
- Psalm 26:2 : Ps. 7:9
- Psalm 26:3 : [Ps. 25:10]
- Psalm 26:3 : 2 Kgs. 20:3; [Ps. 86:11]
- Psalm 26:3 : [Ps. 25:10]
- Psalm 26:4 : See Ps. 1:1
- Psalm 26:4 : Job 11:11
- Psalm 26:5 : Ps. 31:6; 139:21, 22
- Psalm 26:6 : Ps. 73:13; [Ex. 30:19, 20; Deut. 21:6]
- Psalm 26:7 : See Ps. 9:1
- Psalm 26:8 : [Ps. 27:4]
- Psalm 26:9 : [Ps. 28:3]
- Psalm 26:10 : Ex. 23:8; Deut. 16:19
- Psalm 26:12 : See Ps. 27:11
- Psalm 26:12 : Ps. 22:25