Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 26
Charles Ellicott Commentary
Psalms 26
Charles Ellicott Commentary
Psalms 26
"Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering." — Psalms 26:1 (ASV)
Judge me — that is, do me justice, “vindicate me.”
I shall not slide. —Rather, I have trusted in Jehovah without wavering.
"Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me; Try my heart and my mind." — Psalms 26:2 (ASV)
(2) Try. —Rather, purify, according to the right reading. Septuagint, try by fire.
"For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes; And I have walked in thy truth." — Psalms 26:3 (ASV)
- For thy lovingkindness ... (Psalms 26:3) — God’s favor was before him as an encouragement, and God’s truth formed the rule of his life.
"I have not sat with men of falsehood; Neither will I go in with dissemblers." — Psalms 26:4 (ASV)
Dissemblers — that is, hypocrites.
"I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked." — Psalms 26:5 (ASV)
Evil doers. The term carries the idea of violence; it is derived from a root meaning to break in pieces.
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