Text -- Psalms 26:1-3 (NET)

Psalm 26

26:1 By David. Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have integrity, and I trust in the Lord without wavering. 26:2 Examine me, O Lord, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives! 26:3 For I am ever aware of your faithfulness, and your loyalty continually motivates me.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 26:1

¹ sn Psalm 26. The author invites the Lord to test his integrity, asserts his innocence and declares his loyalty to God.

² tn Heb “for I in my integrity walk.”

NET Notes: Psa 26:2

¹ tn Heb “evaluate my kidneys and my heart.” The kidneys and heart were viewed as the seat of one’s volition, conscience, and moral character.

NET Notes: Psa 26:3

¹ tn Heb “for your faithfulness [is] before my eyes.”

² tn Heb “and I walk about in your loyalty.”

sn The psalmist’s awareness of the Lord’s faithfulness and…loyalty toward him motivates him to remain loyal to the Lord and to maintain his moral purity.