Psalm 26 Prayer for Divine Scrutiny and Redemption
Psalm 26:1-12 Prayer for Divine Scrutiny and Redemption
A Psalm of David.
Psalm 26:1-5
1 Vindicate me, O Lord,
For I have walked in my integrity.
I have also trusted in the Lord;
I shall not slip.
2
Examine me, O Lord, and prove me (test me);
Try my mind and my heart.
3
For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And I have walked in Your truth.
4
I have not sat with idolatrous mortals,
Nor will I go in with hypocrites.
5
I have hated the assembly of evildoers,
And will not sit with the wicked.
Psalm 26:6-8
6
I will wash my hands in innocence;
So I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
7
That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving,
And tell of all Your wondrous works.
8
Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house,
And the place where Your glory dwells.
Psalm 26:9-10
9
Do not gather my soul with sinners,
Nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10
In whose hands is a sinister scheme,
And whose right hand is full of bribes.
Psalm 26:11-12
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.