International Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
1Vindicate me, LORD, because I have walked in integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. | 1Davidic. Vindicate me, LORD, because I have lived with integrity and have trusted in the LORD without wavering. |
2Examine me, LORD, and inspect me! Test my heart and mind. | 2Test me, LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind. |
3For your gracious love precedes me, and I continuously walk according to your truth. | 3For Your faithful love is before my eyes, and I live by Your truth. |
4I do not sit with those committed to what is false, nor do I travel with hypocrites. | 4I do not sit with the worthless or associate with hypocrites. |
5I hate the company of those who practice evil, nor do I sit with the wicked. | 5I hate a crowd of evildoers, and I do not sit with the wicked. |
6I wash my hands innocently. I go around your altar, LORD, | 6I wash my hands in innocence and go around Your altar, LORD, |
7so I may praise you loudly with thanksgiving and declare all your wondrous acts. | 7raising my voice in thanksgiving and telling about Your wonderful works. |
8LORD, I love the dwelling place that is your house, the place where your glory resides. | 8 LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides. |
9Do not group me with sinners, nor include me with men who shed blood. | 9Do not destroy me along with sinners, or my life along with men of bloodshed |
10Their hands are filled with wicked schemes, and their right hands with bribes. | 10in whose hands are evil schemes and whose right hands are filled with bribes. |
11But as for me, I walk in my integrity. Redeem me and be gracious to me! | 11But I live with integrity; redeem me and be gracious to me. |
12My feet stand on level ground; among the worshiping congregations I will bless the LORD. | 12My foot stands on level ground; I will praise the LORD in the assemblies. |
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