Psalm 26
Lexham English Bible
A Prayer for Vindication
Of David.[a]
26 Judge me, O Yahweh, because I have walked in my integrity,
and I have trusted Yahweh and not wavered.
2 Prove me, O Yahweh, and test me.
Try my innermost being[b] and my mind.[c]
3 Because your loyal love is before my eyes,
and I walk about in your faithfulness.
4 I do not sit with deceitful people,
nor will I go about with hypocrites.
5 I hate the crowd of evildoers,
and with the wicked I will not sit.
6 I will wash my hands in innocence,
and I will walk about your altar, O Yahweh,
7 to declare with a voice of thanksgiving,
and tell of all your wondrous deeds.
8 O Yahweh, I love the dwelling of your house,[d]
and the place where your glory abides.[e]
9 Do not destroy me[f] with the sinners,
nor my life with men of bloodshed,
10 in whose hands is an evil plan,
and whose right hand is full of bribes.[g]
11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity.
Redeem me and be gracious to me.
12 My foot stands on level ground.
In assemblies I will bless Yahweh.
Footnotes
- Psalm 26:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
- Psalm 26:2 Literally “kidneys,” the locus of intense thoughts and emotions in biblical Hebrew
- Psalm 26:2 Literally “heart”
- Psalm 26:8 Or “temple”
- Psalm 26:8 Literally “the place of the dwelling place of your glory”
- Psalm 26:9 Or “gather my soul for judgment”
- Psalm 26:10 Hebrew “bribe”
Psalm 26
New King James Version
A Prayer for Divine Scrutiny and Redemption
A Psalm of David.
26 Vindicate (A)me, O Lord,
For I have (B)walked in my integrity.
(C)I have also trusted in the Lord;
I shall not slip.
2 (D)Examine me, O Lord, and [a]prove me;
Try my mind and my heart.
3 For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And (E)I have walked in Your truth.
4 I have not (F)sat with idolatrous mortals,
Nor will I go in with hypocrites.
5 I have (G)hated the assembly of evildoers,
And will not sit with the wicked.
6 I will wash my hands in innocence;
So I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
7 That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving,
And tell of all Your wondrous works.
8 Lord, (H)I have loved the habitation of Your house,
And the place [b]where Your glory dwells.
9 (I)Do[c] not gather my soul with sinners,
Nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10 In whose hands is a sinister scheme,
And whose right hand is full of (J)bribes.
11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity;
Redeem me and be merciful to me.
12 (K)My foot stands in an even place;
In the congregations I will bless the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 26:2 test me
- Psalm 26:8 Lit. of the tabernacle of Your glory
- Psalm 26:9 Do not take away
诗篇 26
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
无辜人祈求 神伸冤
大卫的诗。
26 耶和华啊!求你为我伸冤,
因为我向来行事正直;
我倚靠耶和华,并不动摇。(本节在《马索拉文本》包括细字标题)
2 耶和华啊!求你试验我,鉴察我,
熬炼我的肺腑心肠。
3 因为你的慈爱常在我的眼前,
我行事为人都按着你的真理。
4 我决不与奸诈的人同坐,
也不和虚伪的人来往。
5 我恨恶恶人的聚会,
也不与作恶的同坐。
6 耶和华啊!我要洗手表明无辜,
才来绕着你的祭坛行走;
7 好使我发出称谢的声音,
述说你一切奇妙的作为。
8 耶和华啊!我喜爱你住宿的殿,
你荣耀居住的地方。
9 求你不要把我的性命和罪人一同除掉,
也不要把我的生命和流人血的人一起消灭。
10 他们的手中有恶计,
他们的右手充满贿赂。
11 至于我,我要按正直行事为人,
求你救赎我,恩待我。
12 我的脚站在平坦的地方,
我要在众会中称颂耶和华。
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