American Standard Version
Psalms 26:12
12My foot standeth in an even place:In the congregations will I bless Jehovah.
Psalms 26:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)My feet stand on level ground; in the great congregation I will praise the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My foot stands on level ground; in the great assembly I will bless the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My foot stands in an even place; In the congregations I will bless the Lord.
Context of Psalms 26:12
10In whose hands is wickedness, And their right hand is full of bribes. 11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: Redeem me, and be merciful unto me. My foot standeth in an even place: In the congregations will I bless Jehovah.
Read all of Psalms 26Psalms 26:12 word by word
רַ֭גְלִי עָֽמְדָ֣ה בְמִישׁ֑וֹר בְּ֝מַקְהֵלִ֗ים אֲבָרֵ֥ךְ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 26:12
- Psalms 27:11Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine enemies.
- Psalms 40:2He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
- 1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.
- Proverbs 10:9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
- Psalms 26:7That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, And tell of all thy wondrous works.
- Psalms 22:22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.
- Psalms 107:32Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, And praise him in the seat of the elders.
- Psalms 111:1Praise ye Jehovah. I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart, In the council of the upright, and in the congregation.
- Psalms 122:4Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah, Foran ordinance for Israel, To give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.
- Hebrews 2:12saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, In the midst of the congregation will I sing thy praise.
Commentaries on Psalms 26:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12My foot standeth in an even place - On the above principles I have taken my stand: to abhor evil; to cleave to that which is good; to avoid the company of wicked men; to frequent the ordinances of God; to be true and just in all my dealings with men; and to depend for my support and final salvation on the mere mercy of God. He who acts in this way, his feet stand in an even place. I will bless the Lord - In all my transactions with men, and in all my…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12My foot standeth in an even place - The word rendered “even place” - מישׁור mı̂yshôr - means properly “righteousness,” or “justice;” then, “evenness, a level region, a plain:” Isaiah 40:4; Isaiah 42:16. DeWette renders it, “in a right path.” The idea is, either that he was standing now on smooth and level ground; or that he was walking in a straight path, in contradistinction from the crooked and perverse ways of the wicked; that is, he had found now a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The psalmist standing on solid ground represents salvation (compare Psalm 143:10). in the congregations: This means in the great assembly at the temple (Psalms 26:6–8; 22:25).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. But, &c.--He contrasts his character and destiny with that of the wicked (compare Psa 26:1, 2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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