A Psalm of David. ¹ Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity,
And I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. ² Examine me, O LORD, and try me;
Test my mind and my heart. ³ For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And I have walked in Your truth. ⁴ I do not sit with deceitful men,
Nor will I go with pretenders. ⁵ I hate the assembly of evildoers,
And I will not sit with the wicked. ⁶ I shall wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about Your altar, O LORD, ⁷ That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving
And declare all Your wonders. ⁸ O LORD, I love the habitation of Your house
And the place where Your glory dwells. ⁹ Do not take my soul away along with sinners,
Nor my life with men of bloodshed, ¹⁰ In whose hands is a wicked scheme,
And whose right hand is full of bribes. ¹¹ But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
Redeem me, and be gracious to me. ¹² My foot stands on a level place;
In the congregations I shall bless the LORD.