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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 26 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/26.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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27">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(By David.)</h3><h3 class="s1">The Prayer of an Innocent Person</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.26.1" class="v19_26_1">1</span>Show that I am right, <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_26_1">I stay true to myself,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_1">and I have trusted you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_26_1">without doubting.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.26.2" class="v19_26_2">2</span>Test my thoughts and find out</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_26_2">what I am like.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.26.3" class="v19_26_3">3</span>I never forget your kindness,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_3">and I am always faithful</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_26_3">to you.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.26.3!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.26.4" class="v19_26_4">4</span>I don't spend my time</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_4">with worthless liars</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_26_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.26.5" class="v19_26_5">5</span>or go with evil crowds.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.26.6" class="v19_26_6">6</span>I wash my hands, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_26_6">to show my innocence,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_6">and I worship at your altar,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.26.7" class="v19_26_7">7</span>while gratefully singing</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_26_7">about your wonders.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.26.8" class="v19_26_8">8</span>I love the temple</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_8">where you live, and where</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_26_8">your glory shines.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.26.9" class="v19_26_9">9</span>Don't sweep me away,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_26_9">as you do sinners.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_9">Don't punish me with death</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_9">as you do those people</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_26_9">who are brutal</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_26_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.26.10" class="v19_26_10">10</span>or full of meanness</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_26_10">or who bribe others.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.26.11" class="v19_26_11">11</span>I stay true to myself.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_26_11">Be kind and rescue me.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.26.12" class="v19_26_12">12</span>Now I stand on solid ground!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_26_12">And when your people meet,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_26_12">I will praise you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">26.3 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">I am … to you: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “I trust your faithfulness.”</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 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