Psalms26

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¹ Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering.

² Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me; Try my heart and my mind.

³ For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes; And I have walked in thy truth.

⁴ I have not sat with men of falsehood; Neither will I go in with dissemblers.

⁵ I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked.

⁶ I will wash my hands in innocency: So will I compass thine altar, O Jehovah;

⁷ That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, And tell of all thy wondrous works.

⁸ Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, And the place where thy glory dwelleth.

⁹ Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood;

¹⁰ In whose hands is wickedness, And their right hand is full of bribes.

¹¹ But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: Redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

¹² My foot standeth in an even place: In the congregations will I bless Jehovah.

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Psalms 26

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Chapter Summary

In this chapter: David, in this psalm, appeals to God touching his integrity. (1-12).

vv1-12

David here, by the Spirit of prophecy, speaks of himself as a type of Christ, of whom what he here says of his spotless innocence was fully and eminently true, and of Christ only, and to Him we may apply it. We are complete in him. The man that walks in his integrity, yet trusting wholly in the grace of God, is in a state of acceptance, according to the covenant of which Jesus was the Mediator, in virtue of his spotless obedience even unto death. This man desires to have his inmost soul searched and proved by the Lord. He is aware of the deceitfulness of his own heart; he desires to detect and mortify every sin; and he longs to be satisfied of his being a true believer, and to practise the holy commands of God. Great care to avoid bad company, is both a good evidence of our integrity, and a good means to keep us in it. Hypocrites and dissemblers may be found attending on God's ordinances; but it is a good sign of sincerity, if we attend upon them, as the psalmist here tells us he did, in the exercise of repentance and conscientious obedience. He feels his ground firm under him; and, as he delights in blessing the Lord with his congregations on earth, he trusts that shortly he shall join the great assembly in heaven, in singing praises to God and to the Lamb for evermore.

Key Words

DavidH1732Hebrew

דָּוִד: David, the youngest son of Jesse

VindicateH8199Hebrew

שָׁפַט: to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)

forH3588Hebrew

כִּי: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

IH589Hebrew

אֲנִי: I

walkedH1980Hebrew

הָלַךְ: to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

integrityH8537Hebrew

תֹּם: completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocence

trustedH982Hebrew

בָּטַח: figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure

withoutH3808Hebrew

לֹא: not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles