Psalm 26

By David.

26 Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity.

    I have trusted also in Yahweh without wavering.

2 Examine me, Yahweh, 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, Yahweh,

7 that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard

    and tell of all your wondrous deeds.

8 Yahweh, 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 Yahweh.