26:10 who are always ready to do wrong 1
or offer a bribe. 2
26:11 But I have integrity! 3
Rescue me 4 and have mercy on me!
26:12 I am safe, 5
and among the worshipers I will praise the Lord.
1 tn Heb “who [have] in their hands evil.”
2 tn Heb “and their right hand is full of a bribe.”
3 tn Heb “and I in my integrity walk.” The psalmist uses the imperfect verbal form to emphasize this is his practice. The construction at the beginning of the verse (conjunction + pronoun) highlights the contrast between the psalmist and the sinners mentioned in vv. 9-10.
4 tn Or “redeem me.”
5 tn Heb “my foot stands in a level place.”