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

1Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have integrity, and I trust in the Lord without wavering. 2Examine me, O Lord, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives! For I am ever aware of your faithfulness, and your loyalty continually motivates me. 4I do not associate with deceitful men, or consort with those who are dishonest. 5I hate the mob of evil men, and do not associate with the wicked.

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 52:1Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long!
• Psalms 85:10Loyal love and faithfulness meet; deliverance and peace greet each other with a kiss.
• Matthew 5:44But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,
• Luke 6:36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
• 2 Corinthians 3:18And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ died for all; therefore all have died.
• 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.
• Ephesians 4:32Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.
• Ephesians 5:1Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children
• Colossians 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
• 1 John 4:7Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been fathered by God and knows God.
• 3 John 1:11Dear friend, do not imitate what is bad but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does what is bad has not seen God.
• Psalms 25:5Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.
• Psalms 101:2I will walk in the way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace.
• Psalms 119:142Your justice endures, and your law is reliable.
• 2 Kings 20:3“Please, Lord. Remember how I have served you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, and how I have carried out your will.” Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.

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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• integrity

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