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1 (25-1) <Unto the end, a psalm for David.> Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in my innocence: and I have put my trust in the Lord, and shall not be weakened.
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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 (25-2) Prove me, O Lord, and try me; burn my reins and my heart.
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Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and mind.
3 (25-3) For thy mercy is before my eyes; and I am well pleased with thy truth.
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For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in faithfulness to you.
4 (25-4) I have not sat with the council of vanity: neither will I go in with the doers of unjust things.
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I do not sit with the worthless, nor do I consort with hypocrites;
5 (25-5) I have hated the assembly of the malignant; and with the wicked I will not sit.
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I hate the company of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked.
6 (25-6) I will wash my hands among the innocent; and will compass thy altar, O Lord:
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I wash my hands in innocence, and go around your altar, O Lord,
7 (25-7) That I may hear the voice of thy praise: and tell of all thy wondrous works.
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singing aloud a song of thanksgiving, and telling all your wondrous deeds.
8 (25-8) I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of thy house; and the place where thy glory dwelleth.
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O Lord, I love the house in which you dwell, and the place where your glory abides.
9 (25-9) Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked: nor my life with bloody men:
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Do not sweep me away with sinners, nor my life with the bloodthirsty,
10 (25-10) In whose hands are iniquities: their right hand is filled with gifts.
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those in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes.
11 (25-11) But as for me, I have walked in my innocence: redeem me, and have mercy on me.
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But as for me, I walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me.
12 (25-12) My foot hath stood in the direct way: in the churches I will bless thee, O Lord.
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My foot stands on level ground; in the great congregation I will bless the Lord.
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