Psalm 26

A Psalm of David.

¹ Vindicate me, O Lord,
For I have walked in my integrity.
I have also trusted in the Lord;
I shall not slip.
² Examine me, O Lord, and prove me;
Try my mind and my heart.
³ For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And I have walked in Your truth.
⁴ I have not sat with idolatrous mortals,
Nor will I go in with hypocrites.
⁵ I have 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.
⁸Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house,
And the place where Your glory dwells.

⁹ Do 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 bribes.

¹¹ But as for me, I will walk in my integrity;
Redeem me and be merciful to me.
¹² My foot stands in an even place;
In the congregations I will bless the Lord.

MY PRAYER

Father, I continue to endeavor to walk in Your light.
As long as my trust and confidence is in You, faith will keep me from stumbling into darkness.
Test my ways, O LORD;
I am laboring to live for You with body, soul, and spirit.

This world, as You well know, is full of evil.
Covetousness, hypocrisy, and arrogance are everywhere.
I will not share in the sins of the evildoers.
I will walk in integrity.
I am blameless, thanks to the blood of Your Son.

I love to worship You and praise you with my lips.
I love to tell of Your awesome works
And glorify Your name with the saints.
Amen.