Tree of Life Version
Psalms 26:12
12My feet stand on level ground. In congregations I will bless Adonai.
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 are wicked schemes, whose right hand is full of bribes. 11But I—I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me and be gracious to me. My feet stand on level ground. In congregations I will bless Adonai.
Read all of Psalms 26Psalms 26:12 word by word
רַ֭גְלִי עָֽמְדָ֣ה בְמִישׁ֑וֹר בְּ֝מַקְהֵלִ֗ים אֲבָרֵ֥ךְ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 26:12
- Psalms 27:11Teach me Your way, Adonai, and lead me on a level path— because of my enemies.
- Psalms 40:2I waited patiently for Adonai. He bent down to me and heard my cry.
- 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His godly ones, but the wicked are silenced in darkness. For one does not prevail by might.
- Proverbs 10:9One who walks in integrity, walks securely, but one who takes crooked paths will be discovered.
- Psalms 26:7hearing the voice of thanksgiving while proclaiming all Your wonders.
- Psalms 22:22Save me from the lion’s mouth. From the horns of the wild oxen rescue me.
- Psalms 107:32Let them exalt Him in the congregation of the people, and praise Him at the assembly of elders.
- Psalms 111:1Halleluyah! I praise Adonai with all my heart in the company and congregation of the upright.
- Psalms 122:4There the tribes go up, the tribes of Adonai —as a testimony to Israel— to praise the Name of Adonai.
- Hebrews 2:12saying, “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers and sisters. In the midst of the congregation I will sing praise to You.”
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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