Psalm 26

Of David.

¹ Vindicate me, O Lord,
for I have walked in my integrity,
and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.

² Prove me, O Lord, and try me;
test my heart and my mind.

³For your steadfast love is before my eyes,
and I walk in your faithfulness.

⁴I do not sit with men of falsehood,
nor do I consort with hypocrites.

⁵I hate the assembly of evildoers,
and I will not sit with the wicked.

⁶I wash my hands in innocence
and go around your altar, O Lord,

⁷proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,
and telling all your wondrous deeds.

⁸O Lord, I love the habitation of your house
and the place where your glory dwells.

⁹ Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,
nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

¹⁰in whose hands are evil devices,
and whose right hands are full of bribes.

¹¹But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
redeem me, and be gracious to me.

¹²My foot stands on level ground;
in the great assembly I will bless the Lord.

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