Psalm 26, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION
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1

Vindicate me, O LORD,
for I have led a blameless life;
I have trusted in the LORD
without wavering.
 

2

Test me, O LORD, and try me,
examine my heart and my mind;
 

3

for your love is ever before me,
and I walk continually in your truth.
 

4

I do not sit with deceitful men,
nor do I consort with hypocrites;
 

5

I abhor the assembly of evildoers
and refuse to sit with the wicked.
 

6

I wash my hands in innocence,
and go about your altar, O LORD,
 

7

proclaiming aloud your praise
and telling of all your wonderful deeds.
 

8

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

9

Do not take away my soul along with sinners,
my life with bloodthirsty men,
 

10

in whose hands are wicked schemes,
whose right hands are full of bribes.
 

11

But I lead a blameless life;
redeem me and be merciful to me.
 

12

My feet stand on level ground;
in the great assembly I will praise the LORD.