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Davidic

A Man of Integrity Pleads for Justice

26 Vindicate me, Lord,
    because I have walked in integrity;
        I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
Examine me, Lord, and inspect me!
    Test my heart and mind.[a]
For your gracious love precedes me,
    and I continuously walk according to your truth.

I do not sit with those committed to what is false,
    nor do I travel with hypocrites.
I hate the company of those who practice evil,
    nor do I sit with the wicked.
I wash my hands innocently.
    I go around your altar, Lord,
so I may praise you loudly with thanksgiving
    and declare all your wondrous acts.

Lord, I love the dwelling place that is your house,
    the place where your glory resides.
Do not group me[b] with sinners,
    nor include me[c] with men who shed blood.
10 Their hands are filled with wicked schemes,
    and their right hands with bribes.

11 But as for me,
    I walk in my integrity.
        Redeem me and be gracious to me!
12 My feet stand on level ground;
    among the worshiping congregations
        I will bless the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 26:2 Lit. kidneys; i.e. the center of emotions
  2. Psalm 26:9 Lit. my soul
  3. Psalm 26:9 The Heb. lacks include me