Psalms 26 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ שָׁפְטֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֗ה כִּֽי־אֲ֭נִי בְּתֻמִּ֣י הָלַ֑כְתִּי וּבַיהוָ֥ה בָּ֝טַ֗חְתִּי לֹ֣א אֶמְעָֽד׃
ledavid shafteni ADONAI ki-ani betummi halakhti uvayhva batachti lo em'ad
[A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
2בְּחָנֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֣ה וְנַסֵּ֑נִי צרופה [צָרְפָ֖ה] כִלְיוֹתַ֣י וְלִבִּֽי׃
bechaneni ADONAI venasseni tzarfa khilyotay velibbi
Examine me, O LORD, and try me; test my reins and my heart.
3כִּֽי־חַ֭סְדְּךָ לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָ֑י וְ֝הִתְהַלַּ֗כְתִּי בַּאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃
ki-chasdekha leneged enay vehithallakhti ba'amittekha
For Thy mercy is before mine eyes; and I have walked in Thy truth.
4לֹא־יָ֭שַׁבְתִּי עִם־מְתֵי־שָׁ֑וְא וְעִ֥ם נַ֝עֲלָמִ֗ים לֹ֣א אָבֽוֹא׃
lo-yashavti im-mete-shav ve'im na'alamim lo avo
I have not sat with men of falsehood; neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5שָׂ֭נֵאתִי קְהַ֣ל מְרֵעִ֑ים וְעִם־רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים לֹ֣א אֵשֵֽׁב׃
saneti kehal mere'im ve'im-resha'im lo eshev
I hate the gathering of evil doers, and will not sit with the wicked.
6אֶרְחַ֣ץ בְּנִקָּי֣וֹן כַּפָּ֑י וַאֲסֹבְבָ֖ה אֶת־מִזְבַּחֲךָ֣ יְהוָֽה׃
erchatz benikkayon kappay va'asovva et-mizbachakha ADONAI
I will wash my hands in innocency; so will I compass Thine altar, O LORD,
7לַ֭שְׁמִעַ בְּק֣וֹל תּוֹדָ֑ה וּ֝לְסַפֵּ֗ר כָּל־נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
lashmia bekol toda ulesapper kal-nifleotekha
That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and tell of all Thy wondrous works.
8יְֽהוָ֗ה אָ֭הַבְתִּי מְע֣וֹן בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מְק֗וֹם מִשְׁכַּ֥ן כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃
ADONAI ahavti me'on betekha umekom mishkan kevodekha
LORD, I love the habitation of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth.
9אַל־תֶּאֱסֹ֣ף עִם־חַטָּאִ֣ים נַפְשִׁ֑י וְעִם־אַנְשֵׁ֖י דָמִ֣ים חַיָּֽי׃
al-te'esof im-chatta'im nafshi ve'im-anshe damim chayyay
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood;
10אֲשֶׁר־בִּידֵיהֶ֥ם זִמָּ֑ה וִֽ֝ימִינָ֗ם מָ֣לְאָה שֹּֽׁחַד׃
asher-bidehem zimma viminam mal'a shochad
In whose hands is craftiness, and their right hand is full of bribes.
11וַ֭אֲנִי בְּתֻמִּ֥י אֵלֵ֗ךְ פְּדֵ֣נִי וְחָנֵּֽנִי׃
va'ani betummi elekh pedeni vechanneni
But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity; Redeem me, and be gracious unto me.
12רַ֭גְלִי עָֽמְדָ֣ה בְמִישׁ֑וֹר בְּ֝מַקְהֵלִ֗ים אֲבָרֵ֥ךְ יְהוָֽה׃
ragli amda vemishor bemakhelim avarekh ADONAI
My foot standeth in an even place; in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.