Psalms 26

לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ שָׁפְטֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֗ה כִּֽי־אֲ֭נִי בְּתֻמִּ֣י הָלַ֑כְתִּי וּבַיהוָ֥ה בָּ֝טַ֗חְתִּי לֹ֣א אֶמְעָֽד׃

Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

A Psalm of David.

Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.

בְּחָנֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֣ה וְנַסֵּ֑נִי (צרופה) [צָרְפָ֖ה] כִלְיוֹתַ֣י וְלִבִּֽי׃

Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.

Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

כִּֽי־חַ֭סְדְּךָ לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָ֑י וְ֝הִתְהַלַּ֗כְתִּי בַּאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃

For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.

For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.

לֹא־יָ֭שַׁבְתִּי עִם־מְתֵי־שָׁ֑וְא וְעִ֥ם נַ֝עֲלָמִ֗ים לֹ֣א אָבֽוֹא׃

I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.

I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

שָׂ֭נֵאתִי קְהַ֣ל מְרֵעִ֑ים וְעִם־רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים לֹ֣א אֵשֵֽׁב׃

I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.

I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

אֶרְחַ֣ץ בְּנִקָּי֣וֹן כַּפָּ֑י וַאֲסֹבְבָ֖ה אֶת־מִזְבַּחֲךָ֣ יְהוָֽה׃

I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:

לַ֭שְׁמִעַ בְּק֣וֹל תּוֹדָ֑ה וּ֝לְסַפֵּ֗ר כָּל־נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.

That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

יְֽהוָ֗ה אָ֭הַבְתִּי מְע֣וֹן בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מְק֗וֹם מִשְׁכַּ֥ן כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃

O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.

LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

אַל־תֶּאֱסֹ֣ף עִם־חַטָּאִ֣ים נַפְשִׁ֑י וְעִם־אַנְשֵׁ֖י דָמִ֣ים חַיָּֽי׃

Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,

Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

אֲשֶׁר־בִּידֵיהֶ֥ם זִמָּ֑ה וִֽ֝ימִינָ֗ם מָ֣לְאָה שֹּֽׁחַד׃

in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.

In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

וַ֭אֲנִי בְּתֻמִּ֥י אֵלֵ֗ךְ פְּדֵ֣נִי וְחָנֵּֽנִי׃

But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me.

But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

רַ֭גְלִי עָֽמְדָ֣ה בְמִישׁ֑וֹר בְּ֝מַקְהֵלִ֗ים אֲבָרֵ֥ךְ יְהוָֽה׃

My feet stand on level ground; in the congregations I will bless the LORD.

My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.