THE PSALMS of DAVID, PSALM XXVI

Judge me, O Lord; with upright Heart I've walk'd, and still abide: My Trust I've placed in the Lord, And will not turn aside. Search me, O God, my Reins, and Heart, Try, and make thorow Proof. I've set thy Grace before mine Eyes, And walked in thy Truth. I have not with vain Persons sat; Nor with Dissemblers gone. I hate the Crowds that practise Ill; The Wicked's Presence shun. In Innocence I'll wash my Hands; And to thy Courts repair: That I may all thy wondrous Works, With thankful Voice declare. To visit, Lord, thy sacred House, Has been my great Delight; That holy Tabernacle, where Thy Glory shines so bright. With Sinners let me not be join'd, Nor with the bloody Tribes; Whose Hands in Mischief are employ'd, Their Right-Hand's full of Bribes. For I will walk in Righteousness; In Mercy, me redeem. My Foot stands right; among thy Saints, Thy Praise shall be my Theme.