Psalms 26:6

26:6 I maintain a pure lifestyle, ¹ 

so I can appear before your altar, ²  O Lord,

Psalms 26:1

Psalm 26 ³ 

By David.

26:1 Vindicate me, O Lord,

for I have integrity, ⁴ 

and I trust in the Lord without wavering.

Psalms 2:8

2:8 Ask me,

and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, ⁵ 

the ends of the earth as your personal property.

[26:6]  ¹ tn Heb “I wash my hands in innocence.” The psalmist uses an image from cultic ritual to picture his moral lifestyle. The imperfect verbal emphasizes that this is his habit.

[26:6]  ² tn Heb “so I can go around your altar” (probably in ritual procession). Following the imperfect of the preceding line, the cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose or result.

[26:1]  ³ sn Psalm 26. The author invites the Lord to test his integrity, asserts his innocence and declares his loyalty to God.

[26:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “for I in my integrity walk.”

[2:8]  ⁵ sn I will give you the nations. The Lord promises the Davidic king universal dominion.