Psalm 26

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹ Judge me favorably, O Lord,
because I have walked in my integrity.
In the Lord I have trusted. I have not wavered.
² Test me, O Lord, and examine me.
Refine my thoughts and my emotions,
³ for your mercy is in front of my eyes,
and I keep walking in your truth.

⁴ I do not sit with deceivers.
I do not associate with hypocrites.
⁵ I hate the company of evildoers.
I do not sit with the wicked.

⁶ I wash my hands from sin,
so I can march around your altar, O Lord,
⁷     to shout thanks to you
    and to proclaim all your wonderful deeds.
⁸ Lord, I love the house where you reside,
the place where your glory dwells.

⁹ Do not snatch my soul away along with sinners,
nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
¹⁰ who grasp wicked schemes in their hands,
whose right hands are full of bribes.

¹¹ But as for me, I will walk in my integrity.
Redeem me and be merciful to me.
¹² My feet stand on level ground.
In the assemblies I will bless the Lord.