Psalm 26
Prayer of Innocence
1 Of David.
I
Judge me, Lord!
For I have walked in my integrity.(A)
In the Lord I trust;
I do not falter.
2 Examine me, Lord, and test me;
search my heart and mind.(B)
3 Your mercy is before my eyes;
I walk guided by your faithfulness.(C)
II
4 I do not sit with worthless men,
nor with hypocrites do I mingle.
5 I hate an evil assembly;
with the wicked I do not sit.
6 I will wash my hands in innocence(D)
so that I may process around your altar, Lord,
7 To hear the sound of thanksgiving,
and recount all your wondrous deeds.
8 Lord, I love the refuge of your house,
the site of the dwelling-place of your glory.(E)
III
9 Do not take me away with sinners,
nor my life with the men of blood,(F)
10 In whose hands there is a plot,
their right hands full of bribery.
11 But I walk in my integrity;(G)
redeem me, be gracious to me!(H)
12 My foot stands on level ground;
in assemblies I will bless the Lord.(I)
Footnotes
- Psalm 26
- 26:6
- 26:12
Cross references
- 26:1 : Ps 7:9.
- 26:2 : Ps 17:3; 139:23.
- 26:3 : Ps 86:11.
- 26:6 : Ps 73:13.
- 26:8 : Ps 29:9; 63:3; Ex 24:16; 25:8.
- 26:9 : Ps 28:3.
- 26:11 : Ps 101:6.
- 26:11 : Ps 25:16.
- 26:12 : Ps 22:23; 35:18; 149:1.
