Psalm 26, side by side

¹Judge me, the LORD, for I have walked in my integrity. I have trusted also in the LORD without wavering.

¹Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.

²Examine me, the LORD, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.

²Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

³For your loving kindness is before my eyes. I have walked in your truth.

³For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.

⁴I have not sat with deceitful men, neither will I go in with hypocrites.

⁴I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

⁵I hate the assembly of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked.

⁵I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

⁶I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will go about your altar, the LORD,

⁶I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:

⁷that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard and tell of all your wondrous deeds.

⁷That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

⁸The LORD, I love the habitation of your house, the place where your glory dwells.

⁸LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

⁹Don’t gather my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men;

⁹Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

¹⁰in whose hands is wickedness, their right hand is full of bribes.

¹⁰In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

¹¹But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me, and be merciful to me.

¹¹But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

¹²My foot stands in an even place. In the congregations I will bless the LORD.

¹²My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.