By Dawud1.
1Judge me, YAHWEH2, for I have walked in my integrity.
I have trusted also in YAHWEH without wavering.
2Examine me, YAHWEH, and prove me.
Try my heart and my mind.
3For your loving kindness is before my eyes.
I have walked in your truth.
4I have not sat with deceitful men,
Neither will I go in with hypocrites.
5I hate the assembly of evil-doers,
And will not sit with the wicked.
6I will wash my hands in innocence,
So I will go about your altar, YAHWEH;
7That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard,
And tell of all your wondrous works.
8YAHWEH, I love your dwelling place,
The place where your glory makes its home.
9Do not gather my soul with sinners,
Nor my life with bloodthirsty men;
10In whose hands is wickedness,
Their right hand is full of bribes.
11But as for me, I will walk in my integrity.
Redeem me, and be merciful to me.
12My foot stands in an even place.
In the congregations I will bless YAHWEH.
- 26:title Dawud, this Arabic name is derived from David (Hebrew) and means “Beloved.” ↩︎
- 26:1 YAHWEH, God’s personal Name revealed to Prophet Musa in the Taurat, Exodus 3:15: ‘God said moreover to Musa, “You shall tell Bani-Israel this, ‘YAHWEH, the God of your fathers, the God of Ibrahim, the God of Ishaq, and the God of Yaqub, has sent me to you.’ This is my Name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered to all generations.”’ ↩︎