1 | Unto the end. A Psalm of David. Judge me, Lord, for I have been walking in my innocence, and by hoping in the Lord, I will not be weakened. |
2 | Examine me, Lord, and test me: enkindle my temperament and my heart. |
3 | For your mercy is before my eyes, and I am serene in your truth. |
4 | I have not sat with the council of emptiness, and I will not enter with those who carry out injustice. |
5 | I have hated the assembly of the malicious; and I will not sit with the impious. |
6 | I will wash my hands among the innocent, and I will surround your altar, O Lord, |
7 | so that I may hear the voice of your praise and describe all your wonders. |
8 | O Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house and the dwelling place of your glory. |
9 | O God, do not let my soul perish with the impious, nor my life with the men of blood, |
10 | in whose hands are iniquities: their right hand has been filled by bribes. |
11 | But as for me, I have been walking in my innocence. Redeem me, and have mercy on me. |
12 | My foot has stood firm in the straight path. In the churches, I will bless you, O Lord. |