Psalms 26:1
Confirm that I'm innocent, Lord, for I have acted with integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without fail.
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2Examine me, Lord, test me; investigate my thoughts and intentions.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He will take care of those who trust him, but the wicked vanish into the darkness, for people don't succeed through their own strength.
2 Kings 20:3“Please remember Lord how I have followed you faithfully with all my heart. I have done what is good in your sight.” Then Hezekiah cried and cried.
Job 4:6Wasn't it your reverence for God that gave you confidence and your integrity that gave you hope?
Psalms 7:8The Lord judges all people. Defend me, Lord, because I do what is right, because of my integrity.
Psalms 21:7For the king trusts in the Lord; he stands firm because of the trustworthy love of the Most High.
Psalms 25:21May integrity and honesty defend me because I place my confidence in you.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 26:1
Holy David is in this psalm putting himself upon a solemn trial, not by God and his country, but by God and his own conscience, to both which he appeals touching his integrity ( ver. 1, 2 ), for the proof of which he alleges, I. His constant regard to God and his grace, ver. 3 . II. His rooted antipathy to sin and sinners, ver. 4, 5 . III. His sincere affection to the ordinances of God, and his care about them, ver. 6-8 . Having thus proved his integrity, 1. He deprecates the doom of the wicked, ver. 9, 10 . 2. He… Read the whole commentary →