Vindicate me, O Lord
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Unto the end. A Psalm of David. Judge me, Lord, for I have been walking in my innocence, and by hoping in the Lord, I will not be weakened.
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Examine me, Lord, and test me: enkindle my temperament and my heart.(a)
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For your mercy is before my eyes, and I am serene in your truth.
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I have not sat with the council of emptiness, and I will not enter with those who carry out injustice.
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I have hated the assembly of the malicious; and I will not sit with the impious.
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I will wash my hands among the innocent, and I will surround your altar, O Lord,
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so that I may hear the voice of your praise and describe all your wonders.
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O Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house and the dwelling place of your glory.
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O God, do not let my soul perish with the impious, nor my life with the men of blood,
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in whose hands are iniquities: their right hand has been filled by bribes.
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But as for me, I have been walking in my innocence. Redeem me, and have mercy on me.
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My foot has stood firm in the straight path. In the churches, I will bless you, O Lord.
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