| 1 | Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity; I have [expectantly] trusted in, leaned on,
and
relied on the Lord without wavering
and
I shall not slide. |
| 2 | Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; test my heart and my mind. |
| 3 | For Your loving-kindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth [faithfully]. |
| 4 | I do not sit with false persons, nor fellowship with pretenders; |
| 5 | I hate the company of evildoers and will not sit with the wicked. |
| 6 | I will wash my hands in innocence, and go about Your altar, O Lord, |
| 7 | That I may make the voice of thanksgiving heard and may tell of all Your wondrous works. |
| 8 | Lord, I love the habitation of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells. |
| 9 | Gather me not with sinners
and
sweep me not away [with them], nor my life with bloodthirsty men, |
| 10 | In whose hands is wickedness, and their right hands are full of bribes. |
| 11 | But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; redeem me and be merciful
and
gracious to me. |
| 12 | My foot stands on an even place; in the congregations will I bless the Lord. |