1 (Of Dovid)

Vindicate me, Hashem;

for I have walked in mine tohm (guilelessness);

I have trusted also in Hashem without wavering.

2 Examine me, Hashem, and prove me;

try my heart and my mind.

3 For Thy chesed is before mine eyes;

and I have walked in Thy emes.

4 I do not sit with metei-shav (men of vanity),

neither will I go in with dissemblers.

5 I have hated the kehal mere’im (congregation of evil doers);

and will not sit with the resha’im.

6 I will wash mine hands in nikkayon (innocency, cleanness, freedom from punishment);

so will I encompass Thine Mizbe’ach, Hashem;

7 That I may publish with the voice of todah,

and tell of all Thy wondrous works.

8 Hashem, I have loved the ma’on of Thy Bais,*26:8 HaMikdash

and the Mishkan where Thine kavod dwelleth.

9 Take not away my nefesh with chatta’im (sinners),

nor my Chai (life) with anshei damim;

10 In whose hands is zimmah (wicked plans),

and their right hand is full of shochad (bribery).

11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity;

redeem me, v’chaneini (and be merciful and gracious unto me).

12 My regel standeth on level ground;

in the great assemblies unto Hashem will I render brocha.