Psalms 26:1
Of David.
What it says
David asks the LORD to vindicate him because he has walked in integrity and trusted in the LORD without wavering.
What it is doing
This verse opens the psalm with a plea for divine judgment in favor of a steadfast life.
In context
1Of David. 2Test me, O LORD, and try me; 3For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, 4I do not sit with deceitful men, 5I hate the mob of evildoers, 6I wash my hands in innocence 7to raise my voice in thanksgiving 8O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, 9Do not take my soul away with sinners, 10in whose hands are wicked schemes, 11But I will walk with integrity; 12My feet stand on level ground;