Psalm 26 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ Rule me rightly, O יהוה, For I have walked in my integrity. And I have trusted in יהוה, without wavering.

² Examine me, O יהוה, and prove me; Try my kidneys and my heart.

³ For Your kindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth.

⁴ I have not sat with men of falsehood, Nor do I enter with pretenders.

⁵ I have hated the assembly of evil-doers, And I do not sit with the wrong.

⁶ I wash my hands in innocence; And I walk around Your altar, O יהוה,

⁷ To raise a voice of thanksgiving, And to declare all Your wonders.

⁸ יהוה, I have loved the abode of Your house, And the place where Your esteem dwells.

⁹ Do not gather my being together with sinners, Nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

¹⁰ In whose hands is a plot, And their right hand is filled with bribes.

¹¹ But as for me, I walk in my integrity; Redeem me and show me favour.

¹² My foot shall stand on a level place; In the assemblies I bless יהוה.