26 - Judica me, Domine

1  Be my judge, O Lord, for I have walked innocently; *
my trust has been in the Lord; therefore I shall not fall.
2  Test me, O Lord, and prove me; *
examine my heart and my mind.
3  For your loving-kindness is ever before my eyes, *
and I will walk in your truth.
4  I have not dwelt with evildoers, *
neither will I have fellowship with the deceitful.
5  I have hated the company of the wicked, *
and will not sit among the ungodly.
6  I will wash my hands in innocence, O Lord, *
and so will I go to your altar,

7  That I may lift up the voice of thanksgiving *
and tell of all your wondrous works.
8  Lord, I have loved the habitation of your house *
and the place where your honor dwells.
9  O take not away my soul with the sinners, *
nor my life with the bloodthirsty,
10  Whose hands are full of wickedness, *
and their right hand full of bribes.
11  But as for me, I will walk innocently; *
O deliver me, and be merciful unto me.
12  My foot stands firm; *
I will praise the Lord in the congregations.