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1 Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
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Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind.
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Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and mind.
3 For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness.
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For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in faithfulness to you.
4 I do not sit with men of falsehood, nor do I consort with hypocrites.
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I do not sit with the worthless, nor do I consort with hypocrites;
5 I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked.
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I hate the company of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked.
6 I wash my hands in innocence and go around your altar, O Lord,
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I wash my hands in innocence, and go around your altar, O Lord,
7 proclaiming thanksgiving aloud, and telling all your wondrous deeds.
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singing aloud a song of thanksgiving, and telling all your wondrous deeds.
8 O Lord, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells.
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O Lord, I love the house in which you dwell, and the place where your glory abides.
9 Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
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Do not sweep me away with sinners, nor my life with the bloodthirsty,
10 in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes.
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those in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes.
11 But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me.
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But as for me, I walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me.
12 My foot stands on level ground; in the great assembly I will bless the Lord.
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My foot stands on level ground; in the great congregation I will bless the Lord.
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