Psalms 26:1

Psalm 26 ¹ 

By David.

26:1 Vindicate me, O Lord,

for I have integrity, ² 

and I trust in the Lord without wavering.

Psalms 38:6

38:6 I am dazed ³  and completely humiliated; ⁴ 

all day long I walk around mourning.

Psalms 131:1

Psalm 131 ⁵ 

A song of ascents, ⁶  by David.

131:1 O Lord, my heart is not proud,

nor do I have a haughty look. ⁷ 

I do not have great aspirations,

or concern myself with things that are beyond me. ⁸ 

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

[26:1]  ² tn Heb “for I in my integrity walk.”

[38:6]  ³ tn The verb’s precise shade of meaning in this context is not entirely clear. The verb, which literally means “to bend,” may refer to the psalmist’s posture. In Isa 21:3 it seems to mean “be confused, dazed.”

[38:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “I am bowed down to excess.”

[131:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 131. The psalmist affirms his humble dependence on the Lord and urges Israel to place its trust in God.

[131:1]  ⁶ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[131:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “and my eyes are not lifted up.”

[131:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “I do not walk in great things, and in things too marvelous for me.”