Psalm 26 תְּהִלִּים פרק כ״ו

Tehillim 26 · תהילים כ״ו. Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Psalm 26 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

1. 1

   לְדָוִדle/Da/VIDof Davidשׇׁפְטֵנִיshof/TE/nivindicate meיְהֹוָהAdonaiO LORDכִּי־אֲנִיki-a/NIfor Iבְּתֻמִּיbe/tum/MIin my integrityהָלַכְתִּיha/LAKH/tihave walkedוּבַיהֹוָהu/vay/ho/VAand in the LORDבָּטַחְתִּיba/TACH/tiI trustלֹאlonotאֶמְעָד׃em/ADI shall slip

   A Psalm of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.

2. 2

   בְּחָנֵנִיbe/cha/NE/niexamine meיְהֹוָהAdonaiO LORDוְנַסֵּנִיve/nas/SE/niand test me(צרופה)tsaravafah[צׇרְפָה]tsor/FArefineכִלְיוֹתַיkhil/yo/TAYmy kidneysוְלִבִּי׃ve/lib/BIand my heart

   Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

3. 3

   כִּי־חַסְדְּךָki-chas/de/KHAfor Your kindnessלְנֶגֶדle/NE/gedbeforeעֵינָיe/NAYmy eyesוְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּיve/hit/hal/LAKH/tiand I have walkedבַּאֲמִתֶּךָ׃ba/a/mit/TE/khain Your truth

   For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.

4. 4

   לֹא־יָשַׁבְתִּיlo-ya/SHAV/tiI have not satעִם־מְתֵי־שָׁוְאim-me/TE-shavwith vain menוְעִםve/IMand withנַעֲלָמִיםna/a/la/MIMdissemblersלֹאlonotאָבוֹא׃a/VOwill I go in

   I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

5. 5

   שָׂנֵאתִיsa/NE/tiI have hatedקְהַלke/HALthe assembly ofמְרֵעִיםme/re/IMevildoersוְעִם־רְשָׁעִיםve/IM-re/sha/IMand with the wickedלֹאlonotאֵשֵׁב׃e/SHEVwill I sit

   I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

6. 6

   אֶרְחַץer/CHATSI will washבְּנִקָּיוֹןbe/nik/ka/YONin innocenceכַּפָּיkap/PAYmy handsוַאֲסֹבְבָהva/a/sov/VAand I will go aroundאֶת־מִזְבַּחֲךָet-miz/ba/cha/KHAYour altarיְהֹוָה׃AdonaiO LORD

   I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:

7. 7

   לַשְׁמִעַlash/MI/ato proclaimבְּקוֹלbe/KOLwith the voice ofתּוֹדָהto/DAthanksgivingוּלְסַפֵּרu/le/sap/PERand tell ofכׇּל־נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ׃kol-nif/le/o/TE/khaall Your wondrous works

   That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

8. 8

   יְהֹוָהAdonaiO LORDאָהַבְתִּיa/HAV/tiI have lovedמְעוֹןme/ONthe habitation ofבֵּיתֶךָbe/TE/khaYour houseוּמְקוֹםu/me/KOMand the place ofמִשְׁכַּןmish/KANthe dwelling ofכְּבוֹדֶךָ׃ke/vo/DE/khaYour glory

   LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

9. 9

   אַל־תֶּאֱסֹףal-te/e/SOFdo not gatherעִם־חַטָּאִיםim-chat/ta/IMwith sinnersנַפְשִׁיnaf/SHImy soulוְעִם־אַנְשֵׁיve/IM-an/SHEnor with the men ofדָמִיםda/MIMbloodחַיָּי׃chay/YAYmy life

   Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

10. 10

    אֲשֶׁר־בִּידֵיהֶםa/SHER-bi/de/HEMin whose handsזִמָּהzim/MAis mischiefוִימִינָםvi/mi/NAMand whose right handמָלְאָהma/le/Ais full ofשֹּׁחַד׃SHO/chada bribe

    In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

11. 11

    וַאֲנִיva/a/NIbut Iבְּתֻמִּיbe/tum/MIin my integrityאֵלֵךְe/LEKHwill walkפְּדֵנִיpe/DE/niredeem meוְחׇנֵּנִי׃ve/chon/NE/niand be gracious to me

    But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

12. 12

    רַגְלִיrag/LImy footעָמְדָהa/me/DAstandsבְמִישׁוֹרve/mi/SHORon level groundבְּמַקְהֵלִיםbe/mak/he/LIMin the congregationsאֲבָרֵךְa/va/REKHI will blessיְהֹוָה׃Adonaithe LORD

    My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.