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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 26:1

Psalms 26:1. Judge me, O Lord Plead my cause, or, give sentence for me. I can obtain no right from men. The supreme and subordinate magistrates are my implacable and resolved enemies: do thou, therefore, do me justice against them. For I have walked in my integrity Though they accuse me of many crimes, they can prove none of them, and thou and mine own conscience, and theirs also, are witnesses for me, that my conduct toward them hath been innocent and unblameable. I have trusted also in... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 26:1-12

Psalms 26-28 Living uprightlyDavid appeals to God to support him against those who plot evil against him. God has done a work of grace in his life, and this causes him to hate the company of worthless people and make every effort to live the sort of life that pleases God (26:1-5). He desires righteousness, delights in worship, loves to spend hours in the house of God and enjoys telling others about God (6-8). He therefore asks that he will not suffer the same end as the wicked (9-10). Though... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 26:1

Title. of David = by David, or concerning the true David. Judge me = Vindicate me, or Do me justice. LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . trusted = confided. Hebrew. batah. App-69 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 26:1

PSALM 26A PLEA FOR VINDICATION AND PROTECTIONThe title we have chosen for this psalm is that assigned by Leupold.[1] The great problem confronted here is the authorship, which according to the ancient ascription is "A Psalm of David." "The psalm has all the notes of David's style, is full of his thoughts and imagery, and is allowed to be his by almost all critics."[2]What then constitutes the problem? It is simply this: `There is an innocence, integrity and sinlessness depicted in this psalm... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 26:1

Psalms 26:0. David resorteth unto God, in confidence of his integrity. A Psalm of David. Title.— לדוד ledavid, in this psalm David asserts his innocence so strongly, that we may conclude it was made before the preceding psalm, agreeably to the observation made on the title of that psalm. Theodoret supposes that David wrote it while he was among the Philistines, or in some other strange country, into which he was for some time forced by the persecution of Saul. Psalms 26:1. Judge me, O Lord—... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 26:1

1. Judge—decide on my case; the appeal of innocence. in mine integrity—freedom from blemish (compare Psalms 25:21). His confidence of perseverance results from trust in God's sustaining grace. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 26:1-3

1. Assertion of integrity 26:1-3When David asked God to vindicate him, he was praying that the Lord would show to others that he had not been guilty of things with which others had charged him. To prove him guiltless, the psalmist asked God to be fair with him, and he invited Him to examine his claim. He was confident that when the Lord did this He would find David not guilty. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 26:1-12

Psalms 26In this individual lament psalm, which is similar to Psalms 25 but does not contain confession, David asked for God’s vindication because of his personal integrity. Psalms 26 (Psalms 26:6-8), 27 (Psalms 26:4-7), and 28 (Psalms 26:2) all reveal David’s love for God’s sanctuary and so uncover his love for the Lord. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 26:1-12

This Ps. appears to belong to a later age than David’s, when the Temple (Psalms 26:8), with its altar (Psalms 26:6), and its public assemblies for worship (Psalms 26:12), was a familiar institution. The writer, conscious of his own uprightness, protests against the idea of being classed with the wicked, and sharing their untimely fate. He appeals at the outset to God’s judgment, and at the close preaches the assurance that it will not fail him.1. Therefore I shall not slide] RV ’without... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 26:1

(1) Judge me—i.e., do me justice, “vindicate me.”I shall not slide.—Rather, I have trusted in Jehovah without wavering. read more

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