Vindicate me, O Lord
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Judge me, LORD, for I have walked in my integrity. I have trusted also in the LORD without wavering.
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Examine me, LORD, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.
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For your loving kindness is before my eyes. I have walked in your truth.
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I have not sat with deceitful men, neither will I go in with hypocrites.
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I hate the assembly of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked.
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I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will go about your altar, LORD,
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that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard and tell of all your wondrous deeds.
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LORD, I love the habitation of your house, the place where your glory dwells.
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Don’t gather my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men
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in whose hands is wickedness; their right hand is full of bribes.
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But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me, and be merciful to me.
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My foot stands in an even place. In the congregations I will bless the LORD.