Psalms 26:1-9

¹A psalm of David. Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in Yahweh without wavering.

²Examine me, Yahweh, and test me; test the purity of my inner parts and my heart!

³For your covenant faithfulness is before my eyes, and I walk about in your faithfulness.

⁴I do not associate with deceitful people, nor do I mingle with dishonest people.

⁵I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I do not live with the wicked.

⁶I wash my hands in innocence, and I go around your altar, Yahweh,

⁷to sing a loud song of praise and report all your wonderful deeds.

⁸Yahweh, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory lives!

⁹Do not sweep me away with sinners, or my life with people who are bloodthirsty,