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Psalm 26:10-12
New English Translation
Psalm 26:10-12
New English Translation
10 who are always ready to do wrong[a]
or offer a bribe.[b]
11 But I have integrity.[c]
Rescue me[d] and have mercy on me!
12 I am safe,[e]
and among the worshipers I will praise the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 26:10 tn Heb “who [have] in their hands evil.”
- Psalm 26:10 tn Heb “and their right hand is full of a bribe.”
- Psalm 26:11 tn Heb “and I in my integrity walk.” The psalmist uses the imperfect verbal form to emphasize this is his practice. The construction at the beginning of the verse (conjunction + pronoun) highlights the contrast between the psalmist and the sinners mentioned in vv. 9-10.
- Psalm 26:11 tn Or “redeem me.”
- Psalm 26:12 tn Heb “my foot stands in a level place.”
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