Psalm 26:1-12 Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.… To do this requires much introspection. Yet there may he circumstances when such work becomes necessary. I. THE PSALMIST HAD A GOOD FOUNDATION ON WHICH HIS LIFE WAS BUILT. 1. Trust in Jehovah (ver. 1). 2. God's loving kindness (ver. 5). 3. God's truth; that is, His faithfulness (ver. 3).Note: all the supports of his integrity were outside himself. Happy the man that can stay his mind on Divine faithfulness and love! If these props cease to sustain, moral and spiritual worth pine from want of motive and hope. II. THE LIFE BUILT ON THIS FOUNDATION IS WORTHY OF IMITATION. It was a life of — 1. Integrity (ver. 11). 2. Straightforward progress (ver. 1). 3. Avoiding evil associations (vers. 4, 5). 4. Cultivation of holy worship, song, and thanksgiving (vers. 6-8, 12).Note — (1) Those who have God as the support of their life will show a life worthy of such support. (2) Those who most value communion with God will most freely appreciate and cultivate the stimulus and comfort to be obtained from united worship. (C. Clemence, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: {A Psalm of David.} Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.WEB: Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity. I have trusted also in Yahweh without wavering. |
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