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Psalm 26

By David.

Judge me favorably, O Yahweh,
    because I have walked with integrity
        and I have trusted you without wavering.
Examine me, O Yahweh, and test me.
    Look closely into my heart and mind.
I see your mercy in front of me.
    I walk in the light of your truth.
I did not sit with liars,
    and I will not be found among hypocrites.
I have hated the mob of evildoers
    and will not sit with wicked people.
I will wash my hands in innocence.
    I will walk around your altar, O Yahweh,
        so that I may loudly sing a hymn of thanksgiving
            and tell about all your miracles.

O Yahweh, I love the house where you live,
    the place where your glory dwells.

Do not sweep away my soul along with hardened sinners
    or my life along with bloodthirsty people.
10 Evil schemes are in their hands.
    Their right hands are full of bribes.
11 But I walk with integrity.
    Rescue me, and have pity on me.
12 My feet stand on level ground.
    I will praise Yahweh with the choirs in worship.

La seguridad de una vida limpia

(1a) De David.

26 (1b) Señor, hazme justicia,
pues mi vida no tiene tacha.
En ti, Señor, confío firmemente;
examíname, ¡ponme a prueba!,
¡pon a prueba mis pensamientos
y mis sentimientos más profundos!
Yo tengo presente tu amor
y te he sido fiel;
jamás conviví con los mentirosos
ni me junté con los hipócritas.
Odio las reuniones de los malvados;
¡jamás conviví con los perversos!

Lavadas ya mis manos y limpias de pecado,
quiero, Señor, acercarme a tu altar,
y entonar cantos de alabanza,
y proclamar tus maravillas.

Yo amo, Señor, el templo donde vives,
el lugar donde reside tu gloria.
No me quites la vida junto con los pecadores;
no me hagas correr la suerte de los asesinos,
10 de esos que tienen las manos
llenas de maldad y soborno.

11 Pero mi vida es intachable;
¡sálvame, ten compasión de mí!
12 Mis pies están en terreno firme;
¡bendeciré al Señor en presencia de su pueblo!

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.
(D)Examine me, O Lord, and [a]prove me;
Try my mind and my heart.
For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And (E)I have walked in Your truth.
I have not (F)sat with idolatrous mortals,
Nor will I go in with hypocrites.
I have (G)hated the assembly of evildoers,
And will not sit with the wicked.

I will wash my hands in innocence;
So I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving,
And tell of all Your wondrous works.
Lord, (H)I have loved the habitation of Your house,
And the place [b]where Your glory dwells.

(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

  1. Psalm 26:2 test me
  2. Psalm 26:8 Lit. of the tabernacle of Your glory
  3. Psalm 26:9 Do not take away

Psalm 26

Of David.

Vindicate me,(A) Lord,
    for I have led a blameless life;(B)
I have trusted(C) in the Lord
    and have not faltered.(D)
Test me,(E) Lord, and try me,
    examine my heart and my mind;(F)
for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love(G)
    and have lived(H) in reliance on your faithfulness.(I)

I do not sit(J) with the deceitful,
    nor do I associate with hypocrites.(K)
I abhor(L) the assembly of evildoers
    and refuse to sit with the wicked.
I wash my hands in innocence,(M)
    and go about your altar, Lord,
proclaiming aloud your praise(N)
    and telling of all your wonderful deeds.(O)

Lord, I love(P) the house where you live,
    the place where your glory dwells.(Q)
Do not take away my soul along with sinners,
    my life with those who are bloodthirsty,(R)
10 in whose hands are wicked schemes,(S)
    whose right hands are full of bribes.(T)
11 I lead a blameless life;
    deliver me(U) and be merciful to me.

12 My feet stand on level ground;(V)
    in the great congregation(W) I will praise the Lord.