Psalms 26:1-30:12 DavidicA Man of Integrity Pleads for Justice Vindicate me, LORD, because I have walked in integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

ISV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Davidic
A Man of Integrity Pleads for Justice Vindicate me, LORD, because I have walked in integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. ² Examine me, LORD, and inspect me! Test my heart and mind. ³ For your gracious love precedes me, and I continuously walk according to your truth. ⁴ I do not sit with those committed to what is false, nor do I travel with hypocrites. ⁵ I hate the company of those who practice evil, nor do I sit with the wicked. ⁶ I wash my hands innocently. I go around your altar, LORD, ⁷ so I may praise you loudly with thanksgiving and declare all your wondrous acts. ⁸ LORD, I love the dwelling place that is your house, the place where your glory resides. ⁹ Do not group me with sinners, nor include me with men who shed blood. ¹⁰ Their hands are filled with wicked schemes, and their right hands with bribes. ¹¹ But as for me, I walk in my integrity. Redeem me and be gracious to me! ¹² My feet stand on level ground; among the worshiping congregations I will bless the LORD.
²⁷ ¹ Davidic
Confidence in the LORD The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom will I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid? ² When those who practice evil, my enemies, and my oppressors come near me to devour my flesh, they stumble and fall. ³ If an army encamps against me, my heart will not fear. If a war is launched against me, I will even trust in that situation. ⁴ I have asked one thing from the LORD; it is what I really seek: that I may remain in the LORD’s Temple all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD; and to inquire in his Temple. ⁵ For he will conceal me in his shelter on the day of evil; He will hide me in a secluded chamber within his tent; He will place me on a high rock. ⁶ Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies, even those who surround me. I will sacrifice in his tent with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melodies to the LORD. ⁷ Hear my voice, LORD, when I cry out! Be gracious to me and answer me. ⁸ My mind recalls your word, “Seek my face,” so your face, LORD, I will seek. ⁹ Do not hide your face from me; do not turn away in anger from your servant. You have been my help, therefore do not abandon or forsake me, God of my salvation. ¹⁰ Though my father and my mother abandoned me, the LORD gathers me up. ¹¹ Teach me your way, LORD, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies. ¹² Do not hand me over to the desires of my enemies; for false witnesses have risen up against me; even the one who breathes out violence. ¹³ I believe that I will see the LORD’s goodness in the land of the living. ¹⁴ Wait on the LORD. Be courageous, and he will strengthen your heart. Wait on the LORD!
²⁸ ¹ Davidic
A Prayer for Help To you, LORD, I cry out! My Rock, do not refuse to answer me. If you remain silent, I will become like those who descend into the Pit. ² Hear the sound of my supplications when I cry to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary. ³ Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who practice iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while harboring evil in their hearts. ⁴ Reward them according to their deeds; according to the evil of their actions. Reward them based on what they do; give them what they deserve. ⁵ Because they do not understand the deeds of the LORD or the work of his hands, He will tear them down and never build them up. ⁶ Blessed be the LORD! For he has heard the sound of my supplications. ⁷ The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I received help. My heart rejoices, and I give thanks to him with my song. ⁸ The LORD is the strength of his people; he is a refuge of deliverance for his anointed. ⁹ Deliver your people and bless your inheritance! Shepherd them and lift them up forever!
²⁹ ¹ A Davidic Psalm.
Praise to the Majestic LORD Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings; ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. ² Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD wearing holy attire. ³ The voice of the LORD was heard above the waters; the God of glory thundered; the LORD was heard over many waters. ⁴ The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. ⁵ The voice of the LORD snaps the cedars; the LORD snaps the cedars of Lebanon. ⁶ He makes them stagger like a calf, even Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. ⁷ The voice of the LORD shoots out flashes of fire. ⁸ The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. ⁹ The voice of the LORD causes deer to give birth, and strips the forest bare. In his Temple all of them shout, “Glory!” ¹⁰ The LORD sat enthroned over the flood, and the LORD sits as king forever. ¹¹ The LORD will give strength to his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
³⁰ ¹ A Davidic Psalm for the dedication of the Temple.
Thanksgiving for Deliverance I exalt you, LORD, for you have lifted me up, and my enemies could not gloat over me. ² LORD, my God! I cried out to you for help and you healed me. ³ LORD, you brought me from death; you kept me alive so that I did not descend into the Pit. ⁴ You, his godly ones, sing to the LORD, give thanks at the mention of his holiness. ⁵ For his wrath is only momentary; yet his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may lodge for the night, but shouts of joy will come in the morning. ⁶ As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I will never be moved.” ⁷ By your favor, LORD, you established me as a strong mountain; Then you hid your face, and I was dismayed. ⁸ I cried out to you, LORD, and I make supplication to the Lord: ⁹ “What profit is there in my death if I go down to the Pit? Can dust worship you? Can it proclaim your faithfulness?” ¹⁰ Hear me, LORD, and have mercy on me! LORD, help me! ¹¹ You have turned my mourning into dancing; you took off my sackcloth and clothed me with a garment of joy, ¹² so that I may sing praise to you and not remain silent. LORD, my God, I will give you thanks forever!