King James Version KJV
New Revised Standard NRS
1 Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
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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 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
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Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and mind.
3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
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For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in faithfulness to you.
4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
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I do not sit with the worthless, nor do I consort with hypocrites;
5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and 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 will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
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I wash my hands in innocence, and go around your altar, O Lord,
7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
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singing aloud a song of thanksgiving, and telling all your wondrous deeds.
8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
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O Lord, I love the house in which you dwell, and the place where your glory abides.
9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
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Do not sweep me away with sinners, nor my life with the bloodthirsty,
10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is 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 will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
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But as for me, I walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me.
12 My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I 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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