Psalms 26

Examine me, O Lord

Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. ²Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.a ³For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.

⁴I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites. ⁵I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked. ⁶I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD, ⁷to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.

⁸O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides. ⁹Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed, ¹⁰in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.

¹¹But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me. ¹²My feet stand on level ground; in the congregations I will bless the LORD.

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Psalm 26 is a prayer of David that blends a plea for vindication with a declaration of integrity. The psalmist invites God to examine his life, not out of self-righteousness, but from a clear conscience rooted in trust. He contrasts his own devotion with the company of the wicked, l

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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 26(6)

House Place Right Soul The Way Voice

Bible Characters· Psalms 26(1)

David

References· Psalms 26

a: v.2 — Psalms 139:23-24, Psalms 7:9, Psalms 17:3, Zechariah 13:9, Job 13:23, Jeremiah 20:12, Job 31:4-6, Psalms 66:10

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