| English Standard Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. | 1Vindicate me, LORD, because I have lived with integrity and have trusted in the LORD without wavering. |
| 2Prove me, O LORD, and try me; test my heart and my mind. | 2Test me, LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind. |
| 3For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness. | 3For your faithful love guides me, and I live by your truth. |
| 4I do not sit with men of falsehood, nor do I consort with hypocrites. | 4I do not sit with the worthless or associate with hypocrites. |
| 5I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked. | 5I hate a crowd of evildoers, and I do not sit with the wicked. |
| 6I wash my hands in innocence and go around your altar, O LORD, | 6I wash my hands in innocence and go around your altar, LORD, |
| 7proclaiming thanksgiving aloud, and telling all your wondrous deeds. | 7raising my voice in thanksgiving and telling about your wondrous works. |
| 8O LORD, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells. | 8LORD, I love the house where you dwell, the place where your glory resides. |
| 9Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men, | 9Do not destroy me along with sinners, or my life along with men of bloodshed |
| 10in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes. | 10in whose hands are evil schemes and whose right hands are filled with bribes. |
| 11But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me. | 11But I live with integrity; redeem me and be gracious to me. |
| 12My foot stands on level ground; in the great assembly I will bless the LORD. | 12My foot stands on level ground; I will bless the LORD in the assemblies. |
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