Psalms 26

1 O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright: I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.

1Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering.

1By David. Judge me, O Jehovah, for I in mine integrity have walked, And in Jehovah I have trusted, I slide not.

2Put me in the scales, O Lord, so that I may be tested; let the fire make clean my thoughts and my heart.

2Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me; Try my heart and my mind.

2Try me, O Jehovah, and prove me, Purified <FI>are<Fi> my reins and my heart.

3For your mercy is before my eyes; and I have gone in the way of your good faith.

3For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes; And I have walked in thy truth.

3For Thy kindness <FI>is<Fi> before mine eyes, And I have walked habitually in Thy truth.

4I have not taken my seat with foolish persons, and I do not go with false men.

4I have not sat with men of falsehood; Neither will I go in with dissemblers.

4I have not sat with vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not.

5I have been a hater of the band of wrongdoers, and I will not be seated among sinners.

5I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked.

5I have hated the assembly of evil doers, And with the wicked I sit not.

6I will make my hands clean from sin; so will I go round your altar, O Lord;

6I will wash my hands in innocency: So will I compass thine altar, O Jehovah;

6I wash in innocency my hands, And I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah.

7That I may give out the voice of praise, and make public all the wonders which you have done.

7That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, And tell of all thy wondrous works.

7To sound with a voice of confession, And to recount all Thy wonders.

8Lord, your house has been dear to me, and the resting-place of your glory.

8Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, And the place where thy glory dwelleth.

8Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, And the place of the tabernacle of Thine honour.

9Let not my soul be numbered among sinners, or my life among men of blood;

9Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood;

9Do not gather with sinners my soul, And with men of blood my life,

10In whose hands are evil designs, and whose right hands take money for judging falsely.

10In whose hands is wickedness, And their right hand is full of bribes.

10In whose hand <FI>is<Fi> a wicked device, And their right hand <FI>is<Fi> full of bribes.

11But as for me, I will go on in my upright ways: be my saviour, and have mercy on me.

11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: Redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

11And I, in mine integrity I walk, Redeem me, and favour me.

12I have a safe resting-place for my feet; I will give praise to the Lord in the meetings of the people.

12My foot standeth in an even place: In the congregations will I bless Jehovah.

12My foot hath stood in uprightness, In assemblies I bless Jehovah!