Psalms 25:21

25:21 May integrity and godliness protect me,

for I rely on you!

Psalms 26:11

26:11 But I have integrity! ¹ 

Rescue me ²  and have mercy on me!

Psalms 78:72

78:72 David ³  cared for them with pure motives; ⁴ 

he led them with skill. ⁵ 

[26:11]  ¹ 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.

[26:11]  ² tn Or “redeem me.”

[78:72]  ¹ tn Heb “He”; the referent (David, God’s chosen king, mentioned in v. 70) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[78:72]  ² tn Heb “and he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart.”

[78:72]  ³ tn Heb “and with the understanding of his hands he led them.”