| English Standard Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. | 1Vindicate me, LORD, because I have walked in integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. |
| 2Prove me, O LORD, and try me; test my heart and my mind. | 2Examine me, LORD, and inspect me! Test my heart and mind. |
| 3For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness. | 3For your gracious love precedes me, and I continuously walk according to your truth. |
| 4I do not sit with men of falsehood, nor do I consort with hypocrites. | 4I do not sit with those committed to what is false, nor do I travel with hypocrites. |
| 5I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked. | 5I hate the company of those who practice evil, nor do I sit with the wicked. |
| 6I wash my hands in innocence and go around your altar, O LORD, | 6I wash my hands innocently. I go around your altar, LORD, |
| 7proclaiming thanksgiving aloud, and telling all your wondrous deeds. | 7so I may praise you loudly with thanksgiving and declare all your wondrous acts. |
| 8O LORD, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells. | 8LORD, I love the dwelling place that is your house, the place where your glory resides. |
| 9Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men, | 9Do not group me with sinners, nor include me with men who shed blood. |
| 10in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes. | 10Their hands are filled with wicked schemes, and their right hands with bribes. |
| 11But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me. | 11But as for me, I walk in my integrity. Redeem me and be gracious to me! |
| 12My foot stands on level ground; in the great assembly I will bless the LORD. | 12My feet stand on level ground; among the worshiping congregations I will bless the LORD. |
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