26:1 A song of David. Declare my innocence, O Eternal One! I have walked blamelessly down this path. I placed my trust in the Eternal and have yet to stumble.
26:2 Put me on trial and examine me, O Eternal One! Search me through and through—from my deepest longings to every thought that crosses my mind.
26:3 Your unfailing love is always before me; I have journeyed down Your path of truth.
26:4 My life is not wasted among liars; my days are not spent among cheaters.
26:5 I despise every crowd intent on evil; I do not commune with the wicked.
26:6 I wash my hands in the fountain of innocence so that I might join the gathering that surrounds Your altar, O Eternal One.
26:7 From my soul, I will join the songs of thanksgiving; I will sing and proclaim Your wonder and mystery.
26:8 Your house, home to Your glory, O Eternal One, radiates its light. I am fixed on this place and long to be nowhere else.
26:9 When Your wrath pursues those who oppose You, those swift to sin and thirsty for blood, spare my soul and grant me life.
26:10 These men hold deceit in their left hands, and in their right hands, bribery and lies.
26:11 But God, I have walked blamelessly down this path, and this is my plea for redemption. This is my cry for Your mercy.
26:12 Here I stand secure and confident before all the people; I will praise the Eternal.
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