Psalms 26
26
Declare Me Innocent
King David’s poetic praise to God
David’s Trust and Transparency
1Yahweh, be my judge and declare me innocent!
Clear my name, for I walk in integrity
and trust you without wavering.
2Yahweh, you can scrutinize me.
Refine my heart and probe my every thought.
Put me to the test and you’ll find me true.
3I will never lose sight of your steadfast love for me.
Your faithfulness has steadied my steps.
David’s Truthfulness
4I won’t keep company with tricky, two-faced men,
nor will I go the way of those with hidden motives.
5I despise the sinner’s hangouts.
You won’t find me walking with the wicked.
6-7When I come to your altar, Yahweh,
I’ll be clean before you, # 26:6–7 Or “I wash my hands in innocence.”
approaching with songs of thanksgiving,
singing songs of your mighty miracles.
David’s Testimony
8Yahweh, I love to live in your house, this dwelling place of dazzling glory!
9Don’t treat me as one of these scheming sinners
who plot violence against the innocent.
10Look how they devise their wicked plans;
their hands are always ready to receive a bribe.
11I’m not like them, Lord—not at all.
Save me, redeem me with your mercy,
for I have chosen to walk only in what is right.
12Among the worshipers I will praise Yahweh,
for I am safe and secure because of you!
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Learn More About The Passion TranslationTehillim 26
26
(Of Dovid)
1Vindicate me, Hashem; for I have walked in mine tohm (guilelessness); I have trusted also in Hashem without wavering.
2Examine me, Hashem, and prove me; try my heart and my mind.
3For Thy chesed is before mine eyes; and I have walked in Thy emes.
4I do not sit with metei-shav (men of vanity), neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5I have hated the kehal mere'im (congregation of evil doers); and will not sit with the resha'im.
6I will wash mine hands in nikkayon (innocency, cleanness, freedom from punishment); so will I encompass Thine Mizbe'ach, Hashem;
7That I may publish with the voice of todah, and tell of all Thy wondrous works.
8 Hashem, I have loved the ma'on of Thy Bais,#26:8 HaMikdash and the Mishkan where Thine kavod dwelleth.
9Take not away my nefesh with chatta'im (sinners), nor my Chai (life) with anshei damim;
10In whose hands is zimmah (wicked plans), and their right hand is full of shochad (bribery).
11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity; redeem me, v'chaneini (and be merciful and gracious unto me).
12My regel standeth on level ground; in the great assemblies unto Hashem will I render brocha.
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