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Psalms 26:1
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A psalm of David.
Declare me innocent, O Lord , for I have acted with integrity; I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.A Psalm of David. Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD without wavering.
[A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity: I have trusted also in Yahweh without wavering.
Of David.
Lord , defend me because I have lived an innocent life. I have trusted the Lord and never doubted.By David.
Vindicate me, O Lord , for I have integrity, and I trust in the Lord without wavering.[A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; [therefore] I shall not slide.
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Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity; I have [relied on and] trusted [confidently] in the LORD without wavering and I shall not slip.
Of David.
Vindicate me, O Lord , for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.The title of the fyue and twentithe salm. `To Dauid.
Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
(By David.)
Show that I am right, Lord ! I stay true to myself, and I have trusted you without doubting.A Psalm of David.
Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering.By David: Vindicate me, Adonai , for I have lived a blameless life; unwaveringly I trust in Adonai .
[A Psalm] of David.
Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have confided in Jehovah: I shall not slip.A song of David.
Lord , you be the judge and prove that I have lived a pure life. I have depended on you, Lord , to keep me from falling.[A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in mine integrity,
[A Psalme of Dauid.] Iudge me, O Lord, for I haue walked in mine integritie: I haue trusted also in the Lord: therfore I shall not slide.
O Lord, stand by me for I have lived my life without blame. I have trusted in the Lord without changing.
Of David.
Vindicate me, O Lord , for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.A Psalme of Dauid. Ivdge me, O Lorde, for I haue walked in mine innocency: my trust hath bene also in the Lord: therefore shall I not slide.
JUDGE me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity; I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not waver.
Declare me innocent, O Lord , because I do what is right and trust you completely.
(25-1) <Unto the end, a psalm for David.> Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in my innocence: and I have put my trust in the Lord, and shall not be weakened.
A Psalm of David. Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
Iudge thou me O God, for I haue walked in my perfection: my trust also hath ben in God [therfore] I shall not fall.
Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in my innocence: and hoping in the Lord I shall not be moved.
Vindicate me, Lord,because I have lived with integrityand have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
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Of David.
Judge me, O Yahweh, because I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted Yahweh and not wavered.A Psalm of David. Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in my integrity; I also have trusted in Jehovah; I shall not slide.
By David. Judge me, O Jehovah, for I in mine integrity have walked, And in Jehovah I have trusted, I slide not.
Be thou my iudge (O LORDE) for I walke innocently: my trust is in the LORDE, therfore shall I not fall.
A David Psalm
Clear my name, God ; I've kept an honest shop. I've thrown in my lot with you, God , and I'm not budging.Vindicate me, LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
Vindicate me, O LORD, For I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the LORD; I shall not slip.
A Psalm of David.
Vindicate me, O Lord , for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.Give justice to me, O Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity,And I have trusted in Yahweh; I will not waver.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Judge: Psalms 7:8, Psalms 35:24, Psalms 43:1, Psalms 54:1, 1 Samuel 24:15, *marg. 1 Corinthians 4:3-6
for: Psalms 26:11, Psalms 15:2, Psalms 25:21, 2 Kings 20:3, Proverbs 20:7, 2 Corinthians 1:12
trusted: Psalms 4:5, Psalms 25:2, Psalms 28:7, Psalms 31:14, Proverbs 29:25
I shall: Psalms 21:7, Psalms 37:31, Psalms 62:2, Psalms 62:6, Psalms 94:18, Psalms 121:3, Psalms 121:7, Psalms 121:8, 1 Samuel 2:9, 1 Peter 1:5, 2 Peter 1:10
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 26:13 - I have not 1 Samuel 30:6 - David 1 Kings 9:4 - And if thou Job 2:3 - holdeth Job 10:7 - Thou knowest Job 31:6 - Let me be weighed in an even balance Job 31:35 - General Psalms 7:1 - in Psalms 18:21 - For I Proverbs 11:3 - The integrity Proverbs 13:6 - Righteousness Proverbs 20:28 - his Isaiah 33:15 - that walketh Jeremiah 12:3 - knowest Lamentations 3:59 - judge 3 John 1:4 - walk
Cross-References
And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.
And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Judge me, O Lord,.... Meaning not that God would enter into judgment with him, in respect to the justification of his person in his sight, which he knew was not by his own righteousness and integrity, but by the righteousness of God; but his view is, to the justification of his cause before men; and particularly to the difference between Saul and him; and entreats that God would interpose, take his cause in hand, judge between them, and vindicate him;
for I have walked in mine integrity; or "perfection" o not that he thought himself free from sin; this would be contrary to the complaints, confessions, and petitions frequently made by him; but that in the affair with which he was accused, of seeking Saul's harm,
1 Samuel 24:9; he was quite innocent: by his "integrity" he means the purity of his intentions and designs; the uprightness of his conduct, the simplicity and sincerity of his conduct towards all men, and especially his fidelity to his prince; but though he knew nothing by himself, and could not charge himself with any wrong action in this respect, and therefore ought to be acquitted before men; yet he did not expect hereby to be justified in the sight of God;
I have trusted also in the Lord; not in himself, in the sincerity of his heart, and the uprightness of his life; nor did he trust to the goodness of his cause; but he committed it to the Lord, who judgeth righteously; and trusted in him that he should not be ashamed and confounded: this shows from whence his integrity sprung, even from faith unfeigned; for, where that is true and genuine, there are works of righteousness, and integrity of life;
[therefore] I shall not slide; these words may be connected with the former, thus; "I have trusted also in the Lord, that I shall not slide" p; that is, shall not fail in judgment, or lose the cause; but shall stand and carry it, and not be confounded or condemned. Our version supplies the word "therefore", making these words to be an inference from the former, that because he trusted in the Lord, therefore he should not slide, slip, and fall; not but that true believers may not only have their feet well nigh slipped, but altogether; yea, fall, and that sometimes into great sins, to the breaking of their bones; but then they shall not totally and finally fall; for they stand by faith, and are kept through it by the power of God. The words may be considered as a prayer, "let me not slide" q; being sensible of his own weakness, and of the necessity of being upheld in his uprightness, and in the ways of the Lord by him, that his footsteps might not slip; for though he walked in his uprightness, he was not self-sufficient and self-confident, but dependent on the Lord.
o בתמי "in perfectione mea", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; so the Targum, Ainsworth. p לא אמעד "me non vacillaturum", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. q "Ne nutare me patiaris", Gejerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Judge me, O Lord - That is, determine in regard to my case whether I am truly thy friend, or whether the evidences of my piety are genuine. The psalmist asks an examination of his own case; he brings the matter before God for Him to decide; he submits the facts in regard to himself to God, so that He may pronounce upon them whether they constitute evidence of real piety.
For I have walked in mine integrity - On the word “walk,” see the notes at Psalms 1:1. The word “integrity” here is the same which is elsewhere rendered “perfection.” See the notes at Job 1:1. Compare Psalms 37:37. See also Psalms 7:8; Psalms 25:21; where the word is rendered, as here, “integrity.” It means here “uprightness, sincerity.” This is the first thing which he brings before God for him to examine - the consciousness that he had endeavored to live an upright life; and yet it is referred to as if he was sensible that he “might” have deceived himself, and therefore, he prays that God would determine whether his life had been really upright.
I have trusted also in the Lord - Of this, likewise, he felt conscious; but this too he desired to submit to God. Trust in Yahweh, and an upright life, constituted the evidence of piety, or were the constituents of true religion according to the views of the Hebrews, as they are the constituents of true religion everywhere; and the purpose of the psalmist was to ascertain whether his piety was really of that character.
Therefore I shall not slide - If these are really traits of my character, if I really possess these, I shall not be moved. My feet will be firm, and I shall be secure. Or this may be regarded as a further declaration in regard to himself, as indicating firm confidence in God, and as meaning that he was conscious that he would not be moved, or would not swerve in this purpose of life. And yet the next verse shows that, with all this confidence as to his own character, he felt that there was a “possibility” of his having deceived himself; and, therefore, he pleaded that God would search and test him.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
PSALM XXVI
The psalmist appeals to God for his integrity, and desires to
be brought to the Divine test in order to have his innocence
proved, 1-3;
shows that he had avoided all fellowship with the wicked, and
associated with the upright, 4-8;
prays that he may not have his final lot with the workers of
iniquity, 9, 10;
purposes to walk uprightly before God, 11, 12.
NOTES ON PSALM XXVI
This Psalm, and the two following, are supposed by Calmet to be all parts of one ode, and to relate to the time of the captivity, containing the prayers, supplications, complaints, and resolutions of the Israelites in Babylon. This is probable; but we have not evidence enough to authorize us to be nice on such points. See on the following verse.
Verse Psalms 26:1. Judge me, O Lord — There are so many strong assertions in this Psalm concerning the innocence and uprightness of its author, that many suppose he wrote it to vindicate himself from some severe reflections on his conduct, or accusations relative to plots, conspiracies, c. This seems to render the opinion probable that attributes it to David during his exile, when all manner of false accusations were brought against him at the court of Saul.
I have walked in mine integrity — I have never plotted against the life nor property of any man I have neither coveted nor endeavoured to possess myself of Saul's crown.
I have trusted — Had I acted otherwise, I could not have been prosperous; for thou wouldst not have worked miracles for the preservation of a wicked man.
I shall not slide. — I shall be preserved from swerving from the paths of righteousness and truth.
