Psalm 26
David asks God to vindicate him, declaring that he has walked in integrity and has not sat with the deceitful. He loves God's house and asks to be gathered with the redeemed, not with sinners.
PsalmsPsalm 26 of 15012 versesBerean Standard Bible
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Of David.
Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.
For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.
I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.
I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,
to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.
O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,
in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.
But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me.
My feet stand on level ground; in the congregations I will bless the LORD.
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“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.”
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.”
“Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.”
“I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.”
“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.”
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