| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1[i]A Psalm[/i] of David. Vindicate me, O LORD, For I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the LORD; I shall not slip. | 1Davidic. Vindicate me, LORD, because I have lived with integrity and have trusted in the LORD without wavering. |
| 2Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; Try my mind and my heart. | 2Test me, LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind. |
| 3For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth. | 3For Your faithful love is before my eyes, and I live by Your truth. |
| 4I have not sat with idolatrous mortals, Nor will I go in with hypocrites. | 4I do not sit with the worthless or associate with hypocrites. |
| 5I have hated the assembly of evildoers, And will not sit with the wicked. | 5I hate a crowd of evildoers, and I do not sit with the wicked. |
| 6I will wash my hands in innocence; So I will go about Your altar, O LORD, | 6I wash my hands in innocence and go around Your altar, LORD, |
| 7That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all Your wondrous works. | 7raising my voice in thanksgiving and telling about Your wonderful works. |
| 8LORD, I have loved the habitation of Your house, And the place where Your glory dwells. | 8 LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides. |
| 9Do not gather my soul with sinners, Nor my life with bloodthirsty men, | 9Do not destroy me along with sinners, or my life along with men of bloodshed |
| 10In whose hands is a sinister scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes. | 10in whose hands are evil schemes and whose right hands are filled with bribes. |
| 11But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; Redeem me and be merciful to me. | 11But I live with integrity; redeem me and be gracious to me. |
| 12My foot stands in an even place; In the congregations I will bless the LORD. | 12My foot stands on level ground; I will praise the LORD in the assemblies. |
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