1 Vindicate me, O LORD ,
for I have led a blameless life;
I have trusted in the LORD
without wavering. |
2 Test me, O LORD , and try me,
examine my heart and my mind; |
3 for your love is ever before me,
and I walk continually in your truth. |
4 I do not sit with deceitful men,
nor do I consort with hypocrites; |
5 I abhor the assembly of evildoers
and refuse to sit with the wicked. |
6 I wash my hands in innocence,
and go about your altar, O LORD , |
7 proclaiming aloud your praise
and telling of all your wonderful deeds. |
8 I love the house where you live, O LORD ,
the place where your glory dwells. |
9 Do not take away my soul along with sinners,
my life with bloodthirsty men, |
10 in whose hands are wicked schemes,
whose right hands are full of bribes. |
11 But I lead a blameless life;
redeem me and be merciful to me. |
12 My feet stand on level ground;
in the great assembly I will praise the LORD . |
