Psalm 26
Darby Translation · 12 verses
[A Psalm] of David.
1Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have confided in Jehovah: I shall not slip.2Prove me, Jehovah, and test me; try my reins and my heart:3For thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes, and I have walked in thy truth.4I have not sat with vain persons, neither have I gone in with dissemblers;5I have hated the congregation of evil-doers, and I have not sat with the wicked.6I will wash my hands in innocency, and will encompass thine altar, O Jehovah,7That I may cause the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and declare all thy marvellous works.8Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy glory dwelleth.9Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood;10In whose hands are evil devices, and their right hand is full of bribes.11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity. Redeem me, and be gracious unto me.12My foot standeth in an even place; in the congregations will I bless Jehovah.Darby's Synopsis
Psalm 26 is especially the pleading of integrity and trust in Jehovah. Having trusted Him, the godly would surely not slide. He invites Jehovah to search his inmost heart, as Peter did even though fallen. Here, still the goodness of Jehovah was his first motive. Then the separation of the godly from the ungodly body of the nation is fully brought out and taken as a plea that they might not have their souls gathered with the ungodly. Still, though integrity was pleaded, redemption is sought, and mercy.
Text: J. N. Darby, The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages, public domain. Emphasized words are Darby's own. Provenance on the sources page.