1 A Psalm of David. Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- of David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- Judge H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
- me, O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- for I have walked H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- in mine integrity H8537 (תֹּם) — completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocence
- I have trusted H982 (בָּטַח) — properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
- also in Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- I shall not slide H4571 (מָעַד) — to waver
2 Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me; Try my heart and my mind.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Examine H974 (בָּחַן) — to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate
- me, O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and prove H5254 (נָסָה) — to test; by implication, to attempt
- me; try H6884 (צָרַף) — to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)
- my reins H3629 (כִּלְיָה) — a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self)
- and my heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes; And I have walked in thy truth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For thy lovingkindness H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- before mine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- and I have walked H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- in thy truth H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
4 I have not sat with men of falsehood; Neither will I go in with dissemblers.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I have not sat H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- with vain H7723 (שָׁוְא) — evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also…
- persons H4962 (מַת) — properly, an adult (as of full length); by implication, a man (only in the plural)
- neither will I go in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- with dissemblers H5956 (עָלַם) — to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)
5 I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I have hated H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
- the congregation H6951 (קָהָל) — assemblage (usually concretely)
- of evil doers H7489 (רָעַע) — properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
- and will not sit H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- with the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
6 I will wash my hands in innocency: So will I compass thine altar, O Jehovah;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I will wash H7364 (רָחַץ) — to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)
- mine hands H3709 (כַּף) — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); fig…
- in innocency H5356 (נִקָּיוֹן) — clearness (literally or figuratively)
- so will I compass H5437 (סָבַב) — to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
- thine altar H4196 (מִזְבֵּחַ) — an altar
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
7 That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, And tell of all thy wondrous works.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- That I may publish H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- with the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of thanksgiving H8426 (תּוֹדָה) — properly, an extension of the hand, i.e. (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers
- and tell H5608 (סָפַר) — properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
- of all thy wondrous works H6381 (פָּלָא) — properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderful
8 Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, And the place where thy glory dwelleth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- I have loved H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- the habitation H4583 (מָעוֹן) — an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)
- of thy house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- and the place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- where thine honour H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- dwelleth H4908 (מִשְׁכָּן) — a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden wall…
9 Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Gather H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- not my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- with sinners H2400 (חַטָּא) — a criminal, or one accounted guilty
- nor my life H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- with bloody H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
- men H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
10 In whose hands is wickedness, And their right hand is full of bribes.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In whose hands H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- mischief H2154 (זִמָּה) — a plan, especially a bad one
- and their right hand H3225 (יָמִין) — the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
- is full H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- of bribes H7810 (שַׁחַד) — a donation (venal or redemptive)
11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: Redeem me, and be merciful unto me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But as for me, I will walk H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- in mine integrity H8537 (תֹּם) — completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocence
- redeem H6299 (פָּדָה) — to sever, i.e. ransom; generally to release, preserve
- me, and be merciful H2603 (חָנַן) — properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
12 My foot standeth in an even place: In the congregations will I bless Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- My foot H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- standeth H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- in an even place H4334 (מִישׁוֹר) — a level, i.e. a plain (often used (with the article prefix) as a proper name of certain districts); figuratively, concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively…
- in the congregations H4721 (מַקְהֵל) — an assembly
- will I bless H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God