Psalms 26:1

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A Prayer for Divine Scrutiny and Redemption

A Psalm of David.

1 Vindicate ^ame, O Lord,
For I have ^bwalked in my integrity.
^cI have also trusted in the Lord;
I shall not slip.

2 ^aExamine me, O Lord, and¹ prove me;
Try my mind and my heart.

3 For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And ^aI have walked in Your truth.

4 I have not ^asat with idolatrous mortals,
Nor will I go in with hypocrites.

5 I have ^ahated the assembly of evildoers,
And will not sit with the wicked.

6 I will wash my hands in innocence;
So I will go about Your altar, O Lord,

7 That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving,
And tell of all Your wondrous works.

8 Lord, ^aI have loved the habitation of Your house,
And the place¹ where Your glory dwells.

9 ^aDo¹ not gather my soul with sinners,
Nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

10 In whose hands is a sinister scheme,
And whose right hand is full of ^abribes.

11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity;
Redeem me and be merciful to me.

12 ^aMy foot stands in an even place;
In the congregations I will bless the Lord.

Commentaries:

Matthew Henry

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David, in this psalm, appeals to God touching his integrity.

- David here, by the Spirit of prophecy, speaks of himself as a type of Christ, of whom what he here says of his spotless innocence was fully and eminently true, and of Christ only, and to Him we may apply it. We are complete in him. The man that walks in his integrity, yet trusting wholly in the grace of God, is in a state of acceptance, according to the covenant of which Jesus was the Mediator, in virtue of his spotless obedience even unto death. This man desires to have his inmost soul searched and proved by the Lord. He is aware of the deceitfulness of his own heart; he desires to detect and mortify every sin; and he longs to be satisfied of his being a true believer, and to practise the holy commands of God. Great care to avoid bad company, is both a good evidence of our integrity, and a good means to keep us in it. Hypocrites and dissemblers may be found attending on God's ordinances; but it is a good sign of sincerity, if we attend upon them, as the psalmist here tells us he did, in the exercise of repentance and conscientious obedience. He feels his ground firm under him; and, as he delights in blessing the Lord with his congregations on earth, he trusts that shortly he shall join the great assembly in heaven, in singing praises to God and to the Lamb for evermore.

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A Psalm of David.

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