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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Prayer for Vindication
Davidic.
1Vindicate me, Lord,
because I have lived with integrity
and have trusted in the Lord without wavering. # 2Kg 20:3; Ps 7:8
2Test me, Lord, and try me;
examine my heart and mind. # Ps 7:9; 17:3; 139:23
3For Your faithful love is before my eyes,
and I live by Your truth. # Ps 40:10; 86:11
4I do not sit with the worthless
or associate with hypocrites.
5I hate a crowd of evildoers,
and I do not sit with the wicked. # Ps 1:1; Pr 4:14-15
6I wash my hands # A ritual or ceremonial washing to express innocence in innocence # Ps 73:13
and go around Your altar, Lord, # Ps 43:4
7raising my voice in thanksgiving # Jnh 2:9
and telling about Your wonderful works. # Ps 9:1
8Lord, I love the house where You dwell,
the place where Your glory resides. # Ps 27:4
9Do not destroy me along with sinners,
or my life along with men of bloodshed # Ps 28:3
10in whose hands are evil schemes
and whose right hands are filled with bribes. # Ex 23:8; Dt 16:19; Ps 15:5
11But I live with integrity;
redeem me and be gracious to me. # Jb 31:6; Ps 7:8
12My foot stands on level ground; # Ps 27:11
I will praise the Lord in the assemblies. # Ps 35:18; 40:9-10
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