Psalms 26

I Will Bless the Lord

Of David.

¹Vindicate me, O LORD,

for I have walked in my integrity,

and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

²Prove me, O LORD, and try me;

test my heart and my mind.a

³For your steadfast love is before my eyes,

and I walk in your faithfulness.

⁴I do not sit with men of falsehood,

nor do I consort with hypocrites.

⁵I hate the assembly of evildoers,

and I will not sit with the wicked.

⁶I wash my hands in innocence

and go around your altar, O LORD,

⁷proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,

and telling all your wondrous deeds.

⁸O LORD, I love the habitation of your house

and the place where your glory dwells.

⁹Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,

nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

¹⁰in whose hands are evil devices,

and whose right hands are full of bribes.

¹¹But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;

redeem me, and be gracious to me.

¹²My foot stands on level ground;

in the great assembly I will bless the LORD.