the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Psalms 26:12
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My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
My foot stands in an even place: In the congregations I will bless Yahweh.
I stand in a safe place. Lord , I praise you in the great meeting.
I am safe, and among the worshipers I will praise the Lord .
My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
My foot stands in an even place. In the congregations will I bless Yahweh.
My foot stands on a level place; In the congregations I will bless the LORD.
My foot stands on level ground; in the great assembly I will bless the Lord .
Mi foot stood in riytfulnesse; Lord, Y schal blesse thee in chirchis.
My feet stand on level ground; in the congregations I will bless the LORD.
Now I stand on solid ground! And when your people meet, I will praise you, Lord .
My foot standeth in an even place: In the congregations will I bless Jehovah.
I have a safe resting-place for my feet; I will give praise to the Lord in the meetings of the people.
My feet are planted on level ground; in the assemblies I will bless Adonai .
My foot standeth in an even place; in the congregations will I bless Jehovah.
I am safe from all danger as I stand here praising you, Lord , in the assembly of your people.
My foot standeth in an even place; in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
My foot standeth in an euen place: in the congregations will I blesse the Lord.
My foot stands on a good place. I will give honor to the Lord, in the meeting of worship.
My foot stands on level ground; in the great congregation I will bless the Lord .
My foote standeth in vprightnesse: I will praise thee, O Lord, in the Congregations.
My foot has stood in the straight way; in the congregation will I bless the LORD.
I am safe from all dangers; in the assembly of his people I praise the Lord .
My foot standeth in a level place, In the convocations, will I bless Yahweh.
(25-12) My foot hath stood in the direct way: in the churches I will bless thee, O Lord.
My foot stands on level ground; in the great congregation I will bless the LORD.
My foote standeth vpon a playne [grounde: therfore] I wyll blesse God in the congregations.
My foot stands in an even place: in the congregations will I bless thee, O Lord.
My foot stands on level ground;I will bless the Lord in the assemblies.
My foot stands in an even place. In the congregations will I bless the LORD.
My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord .
My foot stands on level ground. In assemblies I will bless Yahweh.
My foot stands in an even place; in the assemblies I will bless Jehovah.
My foot hath stood in uprightness, In assemblies I bless Jehovah!
My fote stondeth right: I wil prayse the (O LORDE) in the congregacions.
My foot stands on level ground; In the congregations I will bless the LORD.
My foot stands in an even place; In the congregations I will bless the LORD.
My foot stands on a level place; In the congregations I shall bless the Lord .
My foot stands on level ground;In the congregations I shall bless Yahweh.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
My: Psalms 27:11, Psalms 40:2, 1 Samuel 2:9, Proverbs 10:9
in the: Psalms 26:7, Psalms 22:22-25, Psalms 107:32, Psalms 111:1, Psalms 122:4, Hebrews 2:12
Reciprocal: Psalms 1:1 - standeth 1 Corinthians 4:4 - but
Cross-References
Abraham was now a very old man, and the Lord had blessed him in every way.
"And the Lord has greatly blessed my master; he has become a wealthy man. The Lord has given him flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, a fortune in silver and gold, and many male and female servants and camels and donkeys.
Live here as a foreigner in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. I hereby confirm that I will give all these lands to you and your descendants, just as I solemnly promised Abraham, your father.
When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife, Rebekah, he said, "She is my sister." He was afraid to say, "She is my wife." He thought, "They will kill me to get her, because she is so beautiful."
But some time later, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out his window and saw Isaac caressing Rebekah.
"How could you do this to us?" Abimelech exclaimed. "One of my people might easily have taken your wife and slept with her, and you would have made us guilty of great sin."
Then Abimelech issued a public proclamation: "Anyone who touches this man or his wife will be put to death!"
Swear that you will not harm us, just as we have never troubled you. We have always treated you well, and we sent you away from us in peace. And now look how the Lord has blessed you!"
You had little indeed before I came, but your wealth has increased enormously. The Lord has blessed you through everything I've done. But now, what about me? When can I start providing for my own family?"
So the Lord blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
My foot standeth in an even place,.... Or "in a plain" b; in a sure place; on Christ the sure foundation, and who is the plain way and path to eternal life; see Psalms 27:11; or in the ways and worship of God, prescribed by his word; and so denotes steadfastness and continuance in them;
in the congregations will I bless the Lord; in the assemblies of the saints, in the churches of Christ below, and in the great congregation above, in the general assembly and church of the firstborn; where it is the work of saints now, and will be hereafter, to praise the Lord, for all his mercies temporal and spiritual.
b במישור "in plano", Musculus, Junius Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Michaelis "in planitie", Gejerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
My foot standeth in an even place - The word rendered “even place” - מישׁור mı̂yshôr - means properly “righteousness,” or “justice;” then, “evenness, a level region, a plain:” Isaiah 40:4; Isaiah 42:16. DeWette renders it, “in a right path.” The idea is, either that he was standing now on smooth and level ground; or that he was walking in a straight path, in contradistinction from the crooked and perverse ways of the wicked; that is, he had found now a level road where he might walk securely. The latter is probably the true meaning. He had been anxious about his condition. He had been examining the evidences of his piety. He had had doubts and fears. He had seen much to apprehend, and he had appealed to God to determine the question on which he was so anxious - whether his hope was built on a solid foundation. His path in these inquiries, and while his mind was thus troubled, was like a journey over a rough and dangerous road - a road of hills and valleys - of rocks and ravines. Now he had found a smooth and safe path. The way was level. He felt secure; and he walked calmly and safely along, as a traveler does who has past over dangerous passes and who feels that he is on level ground. The idea is, that his doubts had been dissipated, and he now felt that his evidences of piety were well founded, and that he was truly a child of God.
In the congregations will I bless the Lord - In the assemblies of his people will I praise him. Compare Psalms 22:22. The meaning is, that in the great assembly he would offer special praise that God had resolved his doubts, and had given him so clear evidence that he was truly his friend. He would go to the house of God, and there render to Him public praise that he had been able to find the evidence which he desired. No act could be more appropriate than such an act of praise, for there is nothing for which we should render more hearty thanks than for any evidence that we are truly the friends of God, and have a well-founded hope of heaven. The whole psalm should lead us carefully to examine the evidences of our piety; to bring before God all that we rely on as proof that we are His friends; and to pray that He will enable us to examine it aright; and, when the result is, as it was in the case of the psalmist - when we can feel that we have reached a level place and found a smooth path, then we should go, as he did, and offer hearty thanks to God that we have reason to believe we are His children and are heirs of salvation.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 26:12. My foot standeth in an even place — On the above principles I have taken my stand: to abhor evil; to cleave to that which is good; to avoid the company of wicked men; to frequent the ordinances of God; to be true and just in all my dealings with men; and to depend for my support and final salvation on the mere mercy of God. He who acts in this way, his feet stand in an even place.
I will bless the Lord. — In all my transactions with men, and in all my assemblings with holy people, I will speak good of the name of the Lord, having nothing but good to speak of that name.
ANALYSIS OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH PSALM
There are four general parts in this Psalm: -
I. An appeal of David to God to be his Judge, Psalms 26:1-2.
II. The causes that induced him to make the appeal. His conscious innocence, integrity, c.
III. A petition, Psalms 26:9-11.
IV. His gratitude, Psalms 26:12.
I. He begins with his appeal to God, whom he knew to be a just Judge and therefore desires to be dealt with according to law: "Judge me; examine me; prove me; try me; even my reins and my heart."
II. Then he assigns two causes of it; his integrity and his faith.
1. His faith and confidence in God were such that he knew that the Judge of all the world would do him right. "I have trusted in the Lord, therefore, I shall not slide." I will not change my religion, though powerfully tempted to do so.
2. His integrity: "I have walked in my integrity." For which he assigns the cause: "Thy loving-kindness is before my eyes; I have walked in thy truth." I follow thy word, and the principle it lays down.
Next he sets down his integrity by an injunction of parts, which were two: 1. How he carried himself to men; 2. How he conducted himself towards God.
1. He abstained from all society, confederacy, counsels, and intimacy with wicked men; he did hate and abominate their ways: "I have not sat in counsel with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. I have hated the congregation of evil doers, and will not sit with the wicked."
2. The other degree of his integrity was, his piety: "I will wash my hands in innocence," i.e., I will worship thee; and for this end he would keep his hands from blood, oppression, c., in order that he "might publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all the wondrous works of the Lord."
3. He mentions a second act of his piety, his love to God's house, and the service done in it: "O Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy honour dwelleth."
III. Upon which conscientiousness of his integrity he falls to prayer, that God would not suffer him to be polluted with the conversation of wicked men, nor involved in their punishment: "Gather not my soul with sinners."
Observe the many titles he gives to wicked men: -
1. They are vain persons void of the fear of God; irreligious, Psalms 26:4.
2. Deep, dark men; saying one thing with their mouth, and another with their heart, Psalms 26:4.
3. Malignant; doing all for their own ends, Psalms 26:5.
4. Impious; regardless of God and religion, Psalms 26:5.
5. Sinners; traders in wickedness, Psalms 26:9.
6. Blood-thirsty men; cruel and revengeful. Psalms 26:9.
7. Mischievous; ready to execute with their hands what they had plotted in their heart, Psalms 26:10.
8. Lovers of bribes; perverting judgment for the sake of money, Psalms 26:10.
With such David will have nothing to do: "But as for me, I will walk in my integrity." Redeem me from such people, and be merciful to me.
IV. Lastly. He shows his gratitude. "My foot stands in an even place;" hitherto I am sure I am in the good way. I will therefore praise the Lord in the congregation; not only privately, but publicly.
My foot hath hitherto been kept right by thy grace and mercy; therefore, when thou shalt bring me back again to thy temple, I will not be ungrateful, but will sing praises to thy name in and with the great congregation. Amen.
