Psalms 26:3
For thy kindness is before my eyes; and I have walked in thy truth.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
In Context
2Try me, O Lord, and prove me; purify my reins and my heart.
4I have not sat with men of falsehood, and with dissemblers will I not enter [in communion].
Cross References
2 Kings 20:3I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now that I have walked before thee in truth, and with an undivided heart, and have done what is good in thy eyes. And Hezekiah wept aloud.
Psalms 52:1“To the chief musician, a Maskil of David, (52:2) When Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Achimelech.” (52:3) What vauntest thou thyself of wickedness, O mighty man? the kindness of God endureth all the time.
Psalms 86:11Teach me, O Lord, thy way; I will walk firmly in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Psalms 119:142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
Isaiah 8:20[Hold] to the law and to the testimony: if they are not to speak according to this word, in which there is no light.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 26:2-6
Devout Appeals. 1 Judge me, O Lord ; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord ; therefore I shall not slide. 2 Examine me, O Lord , and prove me; try my reins and my heart. 3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth. 4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. 5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked. It is probable that David penned this psalm when he was persecuted by Saul and his… Read the whole commentary →