Psalm 26
By David.
1 Judge
me, LORD, for
I have walked
in my integrity.
I have trusted
also in the
LORD without
wavering.
2 Examine me,
LORD, and prove
me.
Try my heart
and my mind.
3 For
your loving kindness
is before my
eyes.
I have walked
in your truth.
4 I
have not sat
with deceitful men,
neither will I go
in with hypocrites.
5 I
hate 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, LORD,
7 that
I may make
the voice of
thanksgiving to be
heard
and tell of
all your wondrous
deeds.
8 LORD,
I love the
habitation of your
house,
the place where
your glory dwells.
9 Don’t gather
my soul with
sinners,
nor my life
with bloodthirsty men
10 in whose
hands is
wickedness;
their right hand
is full of
bribes.
11 But as for
me, I will walk
in my integrity.
Redeem me, and
be merciful to
me.
12 My
foot stands in
an even place.
In the
congregations I
will bless the
LORD.