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Protestation of Integrity and Prayer for Protection.

^1 (C1)Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have ^(C2)walked in my integrity;
I have relied on and ^(C3)trusted confidently in the LORD ^(C4)without wavering and I shall not slip.

^2 (C1)Examine me, O LORD, and try me;
^(C2)Test my heart and my mind.

³ For Your ^(C1)lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And I have ^(C2)walked faithfully in Your truth.

⁴ I do not ^(C1)sit with deceitful or unethical or worthless men,
Nor seek companionship with ^(C2)pretenders (self-righteous hypocrites).

⁵ I ^(C1)hate the company of evildoers,
And will not sit with the wicked.

⁶ I will ^(C1)wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about ^(C2)Your altar, O LORD,

⁷ That I may proclaim with the voice of ^(C1)thanksgiving
And declare all Your wonders.

⁸ O LORD, I ^(C1)love the habitation of Your house
And the place where Your ^(C2)glory dwells.

^9 (C1)Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,
Nor sweep away my life with ^(C2)men of bloodshed,

¹⁰ In whose hands is a ^(C1)wicked scheme,
And whose right hand is full of ^(C2)bribes.

¹¹ But as for me, I shall ^(C1)walk in my integrity;
^(C2)Redeem me and be merciful and gracious to me.

^12 (C1)My foot stands on a ^(C2)level place;
In the ^(C3)congregations I will bless the LORD.