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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://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 BSB</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></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" src="../topmenuchap//psalms/26-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">BSB</a> > Psalm 26</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/berean/menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/25.htm" title="Psalm 25">◄</a> Psalm 26 <a href="../psalms/27.htm" title="Psalm 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"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Berean Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/heb/psalms/26.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Vindicate Me, O LORD<p class="pshdg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/26-1.htm"><b></b></a></span>Of David. <p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="#"><b>1</b></a></span> Vindicate me, O LORD! <p class="indent1stline"> For I have walked with integrity; <p class="indent2"> I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/26-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Test me, O LORD, and try me; <p class="indent2"> examine my heart<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> and mind. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/26-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, <p class="indent2"> and I have walked in Your truth. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/26-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I do not sit with deceitful men, <p class="indent2"> nor keep company with hypocrites. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/26-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>I hate the mob of evildoers, <p class="indent2"> and refuse to sit with the wicked. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/26-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I wash my hands in innocence <p class="indent2"> that I may go about Your altar, O LORD, <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/26-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>to raise my voice in thanksgiving <p class="indent2"> and declare all Your wonderful works. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/26-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, <p class="indent2"> the place where Your glory resides. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/26-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Do not take my soul away with sinners, <p class="indent2"> or my life with men of bloodshed, <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/26-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>in whose hands are wicked schemes, <p class="indent2"> whose right hands are full of bribes. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/26-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>But I will walk with integrity; <p class="indent2"> redeem me and be merciful to me. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/26-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>My feet stand on level ground; <p class="indent2"> in the congregations I will bless the LORD.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Hebrew <i>my kidneys</i><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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