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By David [Beloved].
Context: David [Beloved] flees from Absolom [My father peace]. (1 Chr 15-17)
1 Judge me, Adonai, for I have walked in my integrity.
I have trusted also in Adonai without wavering.
2 Examine me, Adonai, and prove me.
Try my heart and my mind.
3 For your chesed ·loving-kindness· is before my eyes.
I have walked in your truth.
4 I have not sat with deceitful men,
neither will I go in with hypocrites.
5 I hate the assembly of evildoers,
and will not sit with the wicked.
6 I will wash my hands in innocence,
so I will go about your altar, Adonai;
7 that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be sh'ma ·heard obeyed·,
and tell of all your wondrous deeds.
8 Adonai, I 'ahav ·affectionately love· the habitation of your house,
the place where your kavod ·weighty glory· dwells.
9 Don’t gather my soul with people who sin ·intentionally miss the mark goal·,
nor my life with bloodthirsty men;
10 in whose hands is wickedness,
their right hand is full of bribes.
11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity.
Redeem me, and be merciful to me.
12 My foot stands in an even place.
In the congregations I will bless Adonai.