Psalms 26:3

Psalms 26:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
• New International Version (NIV)for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth.

Context of Psalms 26:3

1Lord, I always try to do what is right. I continue to trust you all the time. So please show that I am not guilty of wrong things. 2Test me, Lord, and see how I have lived. Look into my mind and see my thoughts. I always know that I can trust you, because of your faithful love. So I live to please you. 4I do not become a friend of people who tell lies. I do not join together with hypocrites. 5I keep away from any crowd of evil people. I do not become a friend of wicked people.

Psalms 26:3 word by word

כִּֽי־חַ֭סְדְּךָ לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָ֑י וְ֝הִתְהַלַּ֗כְתִּי בַּאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thy lovingkindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• before mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and I have walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• in thy truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571

Cross-references for Psalms 26:3

• Psalms 52:1Strong man, why are you so proud about the evil things that you like to do? Remember that God's faithful love keeps me safe.
• Psalms 85:10God will be faithful to us and he will love us with his faithful love. His justice and his peace will join together, like dear friends.
• Matthew 5:44What I tell you is this: You should love the people who want to hurt you. If people want to give you pain, pray for them. Pray that God would help them.
• Luke 6:36You should be kind to other people, as God your Father is kind.
• 2 Corinthians 3:18We show the power of the Lord to other people. It is like God has removed a cloth from over our faces. He is changing us so that we become more and more like him. We show how great God is more and more clearly. It is the Lord who does all this, by the work of his Spirit.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14Whatever we do, we do it because Christ loves us. We know that one man, Christ, died on behalf of all people. So we also know that all of us died with him.
• 2 Corinthians 8:9You know that our Lord Jesus Christ is very kind. He was rich, but he made himself poor to help you. So then, because he became poor, you could become rich.
• Ephesians 4:32Instead, help one another and be kind to each other. Forgive one another. Remember that God has forgiven you because of what Christ has done.
• Ephesians 5:1You are God's children and he loves you very much. So you must try to be like him.
• Colossians 3:12God has chosen you to be his own special people. You belong to him and he loves you very much. So this is how you should live: Be kind to other people and help them. Do not think that you are better than other people. Instead, respect them and be patient with them.
• 1 John 4:7My friends, we should all love each other. It is God who makes us able to love other people. Everyone who loves other people has become a child of God. That person knows God.
• 3 John 1:11My friend, do not copy what bad people do. Instead, you should copy the good things that people do. The person who does good things shows that he belongs to God. But anyone who does bad things does not know God.
• Psalms 25:5Please be my guide and teach me your truth. I trust you every day, because you are the God who keeps me safe.
• Psalms 101:2I will be careful to live in a completely good way. When will you come to help me, Lord? In my own home, I will always be completely honest.
• Psalms 119:142You will always do what is right and your law is completely true.
• 2 Kings 20:3He said, ‘Lord, please remember that I have served you well. I have always obeyed you. You could trust me to do the things that you told me to do.’ Hezekiah wept very much.

Commentaries on Psalms 26:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3For thy loving-kindness - A sense of thy favor and approbation was more to my heart than thrones and sceptres; and in order to retain this blessing, I have walked in thy truth.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes - Thy favor or friendship is constantly before me, in the sense that it is the object of my desire. I wish to secure it; I long to know whether I have sufficient evidence that it is mine. This is a reason why he desires that God would search him. The favor or the friendship of God was an object of intense desire with him. He had evidence upon which he relied, and which seemed to him to be satisfactory, that God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3For God’s truth to become part of one’s character requires a habitual commitment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. As often, the ground of prayer for present help is former favor.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 26:3

• Integrity
• Obedience

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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