Psalms 26:1
Defend me, O Lord, for my walk has been blameless; in the Lord have I trusted unswervingly:
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2Examine me, Lord, and test me; test my heart and my mind.
Cross References
Psalms 7:8as the Lord, the judge of the peoples. Judge me, Lord, in my innocence and according to my integrity.
Psalms 21:7For the king puts always his trust in the Lord; the Most High, in his love, will preserve him unshaken.
Psalms 25:21May integrity and innocence preserve me, for I wait for you, O Lord.
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 →