A worn stone bench in the shade of a plain town gate, empty in the cool before the day’s cases begin, the road running out beyond.

Lament · David

Psalm 26

For when you’ve been wrongly accused and the only court left is God’s. David opens his life and says: look.

12 verses≈ 3 minBSB

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Where we are

1–41Book IDavid's prayers: 'The LORD is my shepherd'Psalm 26
42–72Book II'As the deer pants'; the throne under pressure
73–89Book IIIAsaph and Korah: the kingdom falls
90–106Book IVBack to Moses: the LORD reigns
107–150Book VSongs of ascents, and the last Hallelujah

Vindicate Me, O LORD

Of David.

Vindicate me, O LORD!

For I have walked with integrity;

I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

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Test me, O LORD, and try me;

examine my heart and mind.

For Your loving devotion is before my eyes,

and I have walked in Your truth.

Water from a clay jug falling over a man’s hands above a stone channel, a stone altar soft behind with thin smoke, a plain wool sleeve.

I do not sit with deceitful men,

nor keep company with hypocrites.

I hate the mob of evildoers,

and refuse to sit with the wicked.

I wash my hands in innocence

that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,

to raise my voice in thanksgiving

and declare all Your wonderful works.

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Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain

The ark’s plain goat-hair tent inside its low stone enclosure on the ridge of the City of David at first dark, a soft lamp glow at the curtain’s edge.

O LORD, I love the house where You dwell,

the place where Your glory resides.

Do not take my soul away with sinners,

or my life with men of bloodshed,

in whose hands are wicked schemes,

whose right hands are full of bribes.

O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.

Psalm 26:8

But I will walk with integrity;

redeem me and be merciful to me.

My feet stand on level ground;

in the congregations I will bless the LORD.

Pray

Searched, not just cleared

It is easy to ask God to clear your name. It is harder to say, “Test me, O LORD, and try me.” Pray verse 2 today. Ask Him to show you what is really there, before you ask Him to defend it.

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O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.

Psalm 26:8

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