New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 26

Protestation of Integrity and Prayer for Protection.

A Psalm of David.

1Vindicateשָׁפְטֵ֤נִיsha.fe.Te.niH8199me, Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, for I havewalkedהָלַ֑כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980in my integrityבְּתֻמִּ֣יbe.tu.MiH8537, And I havetrustedבָּ֝טַ֗חְתִּיba.Tach.tiH982in the Lordוּבַיהוָ֥הvu.ba.Yah.wehH3068withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808waveringאֶמְעָֽד׃'em.'AdH4571.

2Examineבְּחָנֵ֣נִיbe.cha.Ne.niH974me, Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and putוְנַסֵּ֑נִיve.na.Se.niH5254me toH5254theH5254testH5254;Refineצָרְפָ֖הtza.re.FahH6884mymindכִלְיוֹתַ֣יkhil.yo.TaiH3629and my heartוְלִבִּֽי׃ve.li.BiH3820.

3For Yourgoodnessחַ֭סְדְּךָChas.de.khaH2617is beforeH6440my eyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869, And I havewalkedוְ֝הִתְהַלַּ֗כְתִּיve.hit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980in Your truthבַּאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃ba.'a.mi.Te.khaH571.

4I do notsitיָ֭שַׁבְתִּיYa.shav.tiH3427withdeceitfulשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723peopleמְתֵי־me.tei-H4962,NorH3808will I goאָבֽוֹא׃'a.Vo'H935withpretendersנַ֝עֲלָמִ֗יםna.'a.la.MimH5956.

5Ihateשָׂ֭נֵאתִיSa.ne.tiH8130the assemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of evildoersמְרֵעִ֑יםme.re.'ImH7489,And I will not sitאֵשֵֽׁב׃'e.ShevH3427with the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

6I willwashאֶרְחַ֣ץ'er.ChatzH7364my handsכַּפָּ֑יka.PaiH3709in innocenceבְּנִקָּי֣וֹןbe.ni.ka.YonH5356,And I will goוַאֲסֹבְבָ֖הva.'a.soe.VahH5437aroundH5437Your altarמִזְבַּחֲךָ֣miz.ba.cha.KhaH4196, Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

7That I may proclaimלַ֭שְׁמִעַLash.mi.a'H8085with the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofthanksgivingתּוֹדָ֑הto.DahH8426And declareוּ֝לְסַפֵּ֗רu.le.sa.PerH5608allכָּל־kol-H3605Yourwondersנִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃nif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381.

8Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Iloveאָ֭הַבְתִּי'A.hav.tiH157the dwellingמְע֣וֹןme.'onH4583of Your houseבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004,And the placeוּ֝מְק֗וֹםu.me.KomH4725whereH4908Yourgloryכְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ke.vo.De.khaH3519remainsH4908.

9Do nottakeH622my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315awayH622alongwith sinnersחַטָּאִ֣יםcha.ta.'ImH2400,Norאַל־'al-H408my lifeH2425withmenH376of bloodshedדָמִ֣יםda.MimH1818,

10In whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834handsבִּידֵיהֶ֥םbi.dei.HemH3027is awickedH2154schemeH2154,And whose rightוִֽ֝ימִינָ֗םvi.mi.NamH3225handH3225is fullמָ֣לְאָהMal.'ahH4390ofbribesשֹּֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810.

11But as for me, I willwalkאֵלֵ֗ךְ'e.LekhH1980in my integrityבְּתֻמִּ֥יbe.tu.MiH8537;Redeemפְּדֵ֣נִיpe.De.niH6299me, and beH2603graciousH2603to me.

12My footרַ֭גְלִיRag.liH7272standsעָֽמְדָ֣ה'a.me.DahH5975onlevelבְמִישׁ֑וֹרve.mi.ShorH4334groundH4334; In thecongregationsבְּ֝מַקְהֵלִ֗יםbe.mak.he.LimH4721I will blessאֲבָרֵ֥ךְ'a.va.RekhH1288the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

Protestation of Integrity and Prayer for Protection.

A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 26