←Psalm 26→BSB

In This Chapter 53 terms

Key Terms

To Be Kindly Disposed 5 Trust 3 Kindness (Solidarity) 3 Truth (Faithfulness) 3 Glory (Presence of God) 3 Bless (Approval) 3 Innocence 2 Praise 2 Love 2 To Redeem (Deliver) 2 Be Kind Kindness (Benevolence) Kindness (Graciousness) Kindness (Affection) Truthfulness To Acknowledge To Love Love (Appreciation) Glory (Splendor) Greatness Praise (Glorify) Praise (Respect) Sinful To Sin Sin Guilt (State) Transgression Sin (Act) Sin (Incur Guilt) Guilty (Responsible) Guilt (Consequence) Guiltiness Trespass (Sin) Sin (Offense) To Stand Guilty Sin (Guilty) Sin (Wrongdoing) Guilty Considered Guilty Guilty Of Sin Previously Sin Against Redeem To Redeem (Liberate) Redemption (Right) To Redeem (Substitute) Let Be Redeemed Redemption (Deliverance) Blessing (Act) Bless (Favor) Blessing (Content) Blessed Bless (Request Favor)

Vindicate Me, O LORD

Of David.

ⓘ In this individual lament, the psalmist prays for...

In this individual lament, the psalmist prays for redemption on the basis of his own innocence and the Lord’s justice.
ⓘ The psalmist opens himself to divine examination of...

The psalmist opens himself to divine examination of his life, especially in the areas of his character and devotion.
1Vindicate me, O LORD!
For I have walked with integrity;I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.2Test me, O LORD, and try me;examine my heart† and mind.3For Your loving devotion is before my eyes,and I have walked in Your truth.
ⓘ Because of his devotion to the Lord (26:1–3),...

Because of his devotion to the Lord (26:1–3), the psalmist dissociates himself from evil people (see 1:1).
4I do not sit with deceitful men,nor keep company with hypocrites.5I hate the mob of evildoers,and refuse to sit with the wicked.
ⓘ The psalmist demonstrates his loyalty to the Lord...

The psalmist demonstrates his loyalty to the Lord through pious rituals, praise, and acknowledgment of the Lord’s presence in the Temple.
6I wash my hands in innocencethat I may go about Your altar, O LORD,7to raise my voice in thanksgivingand declare all Your wonderful works.
8O LORD, I love the house where You dwell,the place where Your glory resides.9Do not take my soul away with sinners,or my life with men of bloodshed,10in whose hands are wicked schemes,whose right hands are full of bribes.
11But I will walk with integrity;redeem me and be merciful to me.12My feet stand on level ground;in the congregations I will bless the LORD.