26:1

לְדָוִד שָׁפְטֵנִי יְהוָה כִּי־אֲנִי בְּתֻמִּי הָלַכְתִּי וּבַיהוָה בָּטַחְתִּי לֹא אֶמְעָד׃

[A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

²

26:2

בְּחָנֵנִי יְהוָה וְנַסֵּנִי צרופה [צָרְפָה] כִלְיוֹתַי וְלִבִּי׃

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

26:3

כִּי־חַסְדְּךָ לְנֶגֶד עֵינָי וְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי בַּאֲמִתֶּךָ׃

For Thy mercy is before mine eyes; and I have walked in Thy truth.

26:4

לֹא־יָשַׁבְתִּי עִם־מְתֵי־שָׁוְא וְעִם נַעֲלָמִים לֹא אָבוֹא׃

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

¹

26:5

שָׂנֵאתִי קְהַל מְרֵעִים וְעִם־רְשָׁעִים לֹא אֵשֵׁב׃

I hate the gathering of evil doers, and will not sit with the wicked.

26:6

אֶרְחַץ בְּנִקָּיוֹן כַּפָּי וַאֲסֹבְבָה אֶת־מִזְבַּחֲךָ יְהוָה׃

I will wash my hands in innocency; so will I compass Thine altar, O LORD,

¹

26:7

לַשְׁמִעַ בְּקוֹל תּוֹדָה וּלְסַפֵּר כָּל־נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ׃

That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and tell of all Thy wondrous works.

¹

26:8

יְהוָה אָהַבְתִּי מְעוֹן בֵּיתֶךָ וּמְקוֹם מִשְׁכַּן כְּבוֹדֶךָ׃

LORD, I love the habitation of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth.

26:9

אַל־תֶּאֱסֹף עִם־חַטָּאִים נַפְשִׁי וְעִם־אַנְשֵׁי דָמִים חַיָּי׃

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

26:10

אֲשֶׁר־בִּידֵיהֶם זִמָּה וִימִינָם מָלְאָה שֹּׁחַד׃

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

¹

26:11

וַאֲנִי בְּתֻמִּי אֵלֵךְ פְּדֵנִי וְחָנֵּנִי׃

But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity; Redeem me, and be gracious unto me.

26:12

רַגְלִי עָמְדָה בְמִישׁוֹר בְּמַקְהֵלִים אֲבָרֵךְ יְהוָה׃

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

¹