Psalm 26 - New King James Version (NKJV)

A Prayer for Divine Scrutiny and Redemption

A Psalm of David.

26 Vindicate (A)me, O Lord,
For I have (B)walked in my integrity.
(C)I have also trusted in the Lord;
I shall not slip.
2 (D)Examine me, O Lord, and [a]prove me;
Try my mind and my heart.
3 For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And (E)I have walked in Your truth.
4 I have not (F)sat with idolatrous mortals,
Nor will I go in with hypocrites.
5 I have (G)hated 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, (H)I have loved the habitation of Your house,
And the place [b]where Your glory dwells.

9 (I)Do[c] not 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 (J)bribes.

11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity;
Redeem me and be merciful to me.
12 (K)My foot stands in an even place;
In the congregations I will bless the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 26:2 test me
  2. Psalm 26:8 Lit. of the tabernacle of Your glory
  3. Psalm 26:9 Do not take away

Cross references

  1. Psalm 26:1 : Ps. 7:8
  2. Psalm 26:1 : 2 Kin. 20:3; [Prov. 20:7]
  3. Psalm 26:1 : [Ps. 13:5; 28:7]
  4. Psalm 26:2 : Ps. 17:3; 139:23
  5. Psalm 26:3 : 2 Kin. 20:3; Ps. 86:11
  6. Psalm 26:4 : Ps. 1:1; Jer. 15:17
  7. Psalm 26:5 : Ps. 31:6; 139:21
  8. Psalm 26:8 : Ps. 27:4; 84:1–4, 10
  9. Psalm 26:9 : Ps. 28:3
  10. Psalm 26:10 : 1 Sam. 8:3
  11. Psalm 26:12 : Ps. 40:2

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