Psalm 26:2

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 26:1-12

Psalms 26:0 An Appeal on Account of Righteousness 1. Pleading integrity (Psalms 26:1-5 ) 2. Separated unto the Lord (Psalms 26:6-8 ) 3. Be gracious unto Me (Psalms 36:9-12 ) Psalms 26:1-5 . The opening verses remind us of the First Psalm and well may we put these words into the lips of the perfect man, who walked in integrity and was separate from sinners. Here we find no confessions of sin, no pleadings for forgiveness, but instead an avowal of conscious uprightness and separation from... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 26:2

26:2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my {b} reins and my heart.(b) My very affections and inward motions of the heart. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 26:1-12

Psalms 25:0 In the Hebrew this prayer is arranged as an acrostic, i.e., the first word of each verse begins with a letter in alphabetical order from A-to-Z. Hereafter we shall not give as much attention to every psalm as we have thus far, but trust the reader to do the analyzing after the examples given. The purpose of this book is not so much textual explanation as a stimulus to Bible study in a broader sense, and it is assumed that the reader has been studying the Bible side by side with the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 26:2

Who but the Lord Jesus Christ could ever take up such language? Who but him must assume such language, If thou Lord shouldest mark iniquity, O Lord who shall stand! Psalms 130:3 . read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 26:2

Flesh. This expression marks the fury of his enemies. See Job xix. 22., and xxxi. 31. (Calmet) --- That. Hebrew and Septuagint, "and my foes." This may denote domestic, and the former word public, enemies. (Haydock) --- Weakened. Hebrew also, "have stumbled." Those who came to take Jesus Christ, verified this prediction, John xviii. 6. (Calmet) read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 26:1-12

Prayer of One Persecuted without Cause. A psalm of David, who probably composed this hymn when he himself was suffering persecution, being obliged to flee before Absalom. The contents of this psalm, however, apply to many situations in the lives of all children of God. v. 1. Judge me, O God, declaring him righteous by a judicial sentence, deciding in his favor, and thereby setting aside the false accusations of the enemies; for I have walked in mine integrity, in purity of heart, free from... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 26:1-12

Psalms 26:0A Psalm of David1 Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in my integrity:I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide.2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me;Try my reins and my heart.3 For thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes:And I have walked in thy truth.4 I have not sat with vain persons,Neither will I go in with dissemblers.5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers;And will not sit with the wicked.6 I will wash mine hands in... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 26:1-12

a Declaration of Loyalty to God Psalms 26:1-12 In some respects this psalm resembles the previous one, only, instead of entreaties for forgiveness, there are protestations of innocence. It may have been composed during Absalom’s rebellion, and contains a strenuous protest against the dissembling and hypocrisy upon which that revolt was based. In these avowals of conscious rectitude, it should be borne in mind that David did not mean to claim absolute sinlessness, but rather to declare his... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 26:1-12

The central word of the song may be said to be, “So will I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah” (v.. Psa 26:6 ). On either side conditions of worship are described. First the conditions of personal life necessary to worship (vv. Psa 26:1-6 ). Afterwards the true exercise of worship is described (vv. Psa 26:7-8 ). Then the psalm becomes a prayer for preparation (vv. Psa 26:9-11 ); and ends with the declaration of assurance (v.. Psa 26:12 ). As to conditions of personal life fitting for worship,... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 26:1-12

Psalms 24 Proper Psalm for Ascension Day ( Evening). Psalms 24-26 = Day 5 ( Morning). read more

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