Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 26

Of David.

1Vindicate meשָׁפְטֵ֤נִיsha.fe.Te.niH8199,O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068!Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲ֭נִי'A.niH589have walkedהָלַ֑כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980with integrityבְּתֻמִּ֣יbe.tu.MiH8537;I have trustedבָּ֝טַ֗חְתִּיba.Tach.tiH982in the LORDוּבַיהוָ֥הvu.ba.Yah.wehH3068withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808waveringאֶמְעָֽד׃'em.'AdH4571.

2Test meבְּחָנֵ֣נִיbe.cha.Ne.niH974,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and try meוְנַסֵּ֑נִיve.na.Se.niH5254;examineצָרְפָ֖הtza.re.FahH6884my heartכִלְיוֹתַ֣יkhil.yo.TaiH3629and mindוְלִבִּֽי׃ve.li.BiH3820.

3Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Your loving devotionחַ֭סְדְּךָChas.de.khaH2617is beforeלְנֶ֣גֶדle.Ne.gedH5048my eyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869,and I have walkedוְ֝הִתְהַלַּ֗כְתִּיve.hit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980in Your truthבַּאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃ba.'a.mi.Te.khaH571.

4I do notלֹא־lo'-H3808sitיָ֭שַׁבְתִּיYa.shav.tiH3427withעִם־'im-H5973deceitfulשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723menמְתֵי־me.tei-H4962,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808keep companyאָבֽוֹא׃'a.Vo'H935withוְעִ֥םve.'ImH5973hypocritesנַ֝עֲלָמִ֗יםna.'a.la.MimH5956.

5I hateשָׂ֭נֵאתִיSa.ne.tiH8130the mobקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of evildoersמְרֵעִ֑יםme.re.'ImH7489,and refuseלֹ֣אlo'H3808to sitאֵשֵֽׁב׃'e.ShevH3427withוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

6I washאֶרְחַ֣ץ'er.ChatzH7364my handsכַּפָּ֑יka.PaiH3709in innocenceבְּנִקָּי֣וֹןbe.ni.ka.YonH5356that I may go aboutוַאֲסֹבְבָ֖הva.'a.soe.VahH5437אֶת־'et-H853Your altarמִזְבַּחֲךָ֣miz.ba.cha.KhaH4196,O LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

7to raiseלַ֭שְׁמִעַLash.mi.a'H8085my voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963in thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֑הto.DahH8426and declareוּ֝לְסַפֵּ֗רu.le.sa.PerH5608allכָּל־kol-H3605Your wonderful worksנִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃nif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381.

8O LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I loveאָ֭הַבְתִּי'A.hav.tiH157the houseבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004where You dwellמְע֣וֹןme.'onH4583,the placeוּ֝מְק֗וֹםu.me.KomH4725where Your gloryכְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ke.vo.De.khaH3519residesמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908.

9Do notאַל־'al-H408takeתֶּאֱסֹ֣ףte.'e.SofH622my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315away withעִם־'im-H5973sinnersחַטָּאִ֣יםcha.ta.'ImH2400,or my lifeחַיָּֽי׃chai.YaiH2416withוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973menאַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.SheiH582of bloodshedדָמִ֣יםda.MimH1818,

10in whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834handsבִּידֵיהֶ֥םbi.dei.HemH3027are wicked schemesזִמָּ֑הzi.MahH2154,whose right handsוִֽ֝ימִינָ֗םvi.mi.NamH3225are fullמָ֣לְאָהMal.'ahH4390of bribesשֹּֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810.

11But Iוַ֭אֲנִיVa.'a.niH589will walkאֵלֵ֗ךְ'e.LekhH1980with integrityבְּתֻמִּ֥יbe.tu.MiH8537;redeem meפְּדֵ֣נִיpe.De.niH6299and be merciful to meוְחָנֵּֽנִי׃ve.cho.Ne.niH2603.

12My feetרַ֭גְלִיRag.liH7272standעָֽמְדָ֣ה'a.me.DahH5975on level groundבְמִישׁ֑וֹרve.mi.ShorH4334;in the congregationsבְּ֝מַקְהֵלִ֗יםbe.mak.he.LimH4721I will blessאֲבָרֵ֥ךְ'a.va.RekhH1288the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

Of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 26