1 B y David. Judge me, O Jehovah, for I in mine integrity have walked, And in Jehovah I have trusted, I slide not.

Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.

2 T ry me, O Jehovah, and prove me, Purified my reins and my heart.

Examine me, O Lord, and try me; Test my mind and my heart.

3 F or Thy kindness before mine eyes, And I have walked habitually in Thy truth.

For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth.

4 I have not sat with vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not.

I do not sit with deceitful men, Nor will I go with pretenders.

5 I have hated the assembly of evil doers, And with the wicked I sit not.

I hate the assembly of evildoers, And I will not sit with the wicked.

6 I wash in innocency my hands, And I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah.

I shall wash my hands in innocence, And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,

7 T o sound with a voice of confession, And to recount all Thy wonders.

That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving And declare all Your wonders.

8 J ehovah, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, And the place of the tabernacle of Thine honour.

O Lord, I love the habitation of Your house And the place where Your glory dwells.

9 D o not gather with sinners my soul, And with men of blood my life,

Do not take my soul away along with sinners, Nor my life with men of bloodshed,

10 I n whose hand a wicked device, And their right hand full of bribes.

In whose hands is a wicked scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes.

11 A nd I, in mine integrity I walk, Redeem me, and favour me.

But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; Redeem me, and be gracious to me.

12 M y foot hath stood in uprightness, In assemblies I bless Jehovah!

My foot stands on a level place; In the congregations I shall bless the Lord.