Psalms 26

1 [A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in my innocence: and hoping in the Lord I shall not be moved.

“A psalm of David.” Be thou my judge, O LORD! for I have walked in uprightness. I have put my trust in the LORD, therefore shall I not fall.

2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me; purify as with fire my reins and my heart.

Examine me, O LORD! and prove me; Try my reins and my heart!

3 For your mercy is before mine eyes: and I am well pleased with your truth.

For thy kindness is ever before my eyes, And I walk in thy truth.

4 I have not sat with the council of vanity, and will in nowise enter in with transgressors.

I sit not with men of falsehood. And go not in company with dissemblers.

5 I have hated the assembly of wicked doers; and will not sit with ungodly [men].

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

6 I will wash my hands in innocency, and compass your altar, O Lord:

I wash my hands in innocence. And go around thine altar. O LORD!

7 to hear the voice of praise, and to declare all your wonderful works.

To utter the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all thy wondrous works.

8 O Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house, and the place of the tabernacle of your glory.

O LORD! I love the habitation of thy house, The place where thine honor dwelleth!

9 Destroy not my soul together with the ungodly, nor my life with bloody men:

Gather not my breath with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood,

10 in whose hands [are] iniquities, [and] their right hand is filled with bribes.

In whose hands is mischief, And whose right hands are full of bribes!

11 But I have walked in my innocence: redeem me, and have mercy upon me.

But as for me, I walk in my integrity; Oh, redeem me, and be merciful to me!

12 My foot stands in an even place: in the congregations will I bless you, O Lord.

My feet tread in a straight path; In the congregation will I bless the LORD.