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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide. Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth. I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked. I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD: That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me. My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 26:1
Hebrew
לְדָוִד ׀ שָׁפְטֵנִי יְהוָה כִּֽי־אֲנִי בְּתֻמִּי הָלַכְתִּי וּבַיהוָה בָּטַחְתִּי לֹא אֶמְעָֽד׃ledavid- -shafeteniy-yehvah-khiy-'aniy-vetumiy-halakhetiy-vvayhvah-vatachetiy-lo'-'eme'ad
KJV: Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
AKJV: Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
ASV: Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity:
YLT: By David. Judge me, O Jehovah, for I in mine integrity have walked, And in Jehovah I have trusted, I slide not.
Exposition: Psalms 26:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 26:2
Hebrew
בְּחָנֵנִי יְהוָה וְנַסֵּנִי צרופה צָרְפָה כִלְיוֹתַי וְלִבִּֽי׃vechaneniy-yehvah-venaseniy-tzrvfh-tzarefah-khileyvotay-veliviy
KJV: Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
AKJV: Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
ASV: Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me;
YLT: Try me, O Jehovah, and prove me, Purified are my reins and my heart.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 26:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 26:2
Psalms 26:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 26:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 26:3
Hebrew
כִּֽי־חַסְדְּךָ לְנֶגֶד עֵינָי וְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי בַּאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃khiy-chasedekha-leneged-'eynay-vehitehalakhetiy-va'amitekha
KJV: For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
AKJV: For your loving kindness is before my eyes: and I have walked in your truth.
ASV: For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes;
YLT: For Thy kindness is before mine eyes, And I have walked habitually in Thy truth.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 26:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 26:3
Psalms 26:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 26:3
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Exposition: Psalms 26:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 26:4
Hebrew
לֹא־יָשַׁבְתִּי עִם־מְתֵי־שָׁוְא וְעִם נַעֲלָמִים לֹא אָבֽוֹא׃lo'-yashavetiy-'im-metey-shave'-ve'im-na'alamiym-lo'-'avvo'
KJV: I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
AKJV: I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
ASV: I have not sat with men of falsehood;
YLT: I have not sat with vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 26:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 26:4
Psalms 26:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 26:4
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Exposition: Psalms 26:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 26:5
Hebrew
שָׂנֵאתִי קְהַל מְרֵעִים וְעִם־רְשָׁעִים לֹא אֵשֵֽׁב׃shane'tiy-qehal-mere'iym-ve'im-resha'iym-lo'-'eshev
KJV: I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
AKJV: I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
ASV: I hate the assembly of evil-doers,
YLT: I have hated the assembly of evil doers, And with the wicked I sit not.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 26:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 26:5
Psalms 26:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 26:5
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Exposition: Psalms 26:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 26:6
Hebrew
אֶרְחַץ בְּנִקָּיוֹן כַּפָּי וַאֲסֹבְבָה אֶת־מִזְבַּחֲךָ יְהוָֽה׃'erechatz-veniqayvon-khafay-va'asovevah-'et-mizevachakha-yehvah
KJV: I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
AKJV: I will wash my hands in innocence: so will I compass your altar, O LORD:
ASV: I will wash my hands in innocency:
YLT: I wash in innocency my hands, And I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 26:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 26:6
Psalms 26:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 26:6
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- Psalms 26:6
Exposition: Psalms 26:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 26:7
Hebrew
לַשְׁמִעַ בְּקוֹל תּוֹדָה וּלְסַפֵּר כָּל־נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃lashemi'a-veqvol-tvodah-vlesafer-khal-nifele'voteykha
KJV: That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
AKJV: That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all your wondrous works.
ASV: That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard,
YLT: To sound with a voice of confession, And to recount all Thy wonders.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 26:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 26:7
Psalms 26:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: Psalms 26:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 26:8
Hebrew
יְֽהוָה אָהַבְתִּי מְעוֹן בֵּיתֶךָ וּמְקוֹם מִשְׁכַּן כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃yehvah-'ahavetiy-me'von-veytekha-vmeqvom-mishekhan-khevvodekha
KJV: LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
AKJV: LORD, I have loved the habitation of your house, and the place where your honor dwells.
ASV: Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house,
YLT: Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, And the place of the tabernacle of Thine honour.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 26:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 26:8
Psalms 26:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 26:8
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Exposition: Psalms 26:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 26:9
Hebrew
אַל־תֶּאֱסֹף עִם־חַטָּאִים נַפְשִׁי וְעִם־אַנְשֵׁי דָמִים חַיָּֽי׃'al-te'esof-'im-chata'iym-nafeshiy-ve'im-'aneshey-damiym-chayay
KJV: Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
AKJV: Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
ASV: Gather not my soul with sinners,
YLT: Do not gather with sinners my soul, And with men of blood my life,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 26:9Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 26:9
Psalms 26:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 26:9
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- Psalms 26:9
Exposition: Psalms 26:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 26:10
Hebrew
אֲשֶׁר־בִּידֵיהֶם זִמָּה וִֽימִינָם מָלְאָה שֹּֽׁחַד׃'asher-viydeyhem-zimah-viymiynam-male'ah-shochad
KJV: In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
AKJV: In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
ASV: In whose hands is wickedness,
YLT: In whose hand is a wicked device, And their right hand is full of bribes.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 26:10Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 26:10
Psalms 26:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: Psalms 26:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 26:11
Hebrew
וַאֲנִי בְּתֻמִּי אֵלֵךְ פְּדֵנִי וְחָנֵּֽנִי׃va'aniy-vetumiy-'elekhe-fedeniy-vechaneniy
KJV: But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
AKJV: But as for me, I will walk in my integrity: redeem me, and be merciful to me.
ASV: But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity:
YLT: And I, in mine integrity I walk, Redeem me, and favour me.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 26:11Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 26:11
Psalms 26:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 26:11
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- Psalms 26:11
Exposition: Psalms 26:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 26:12
Hebrew
רַגְלִי עָֽמְדָה בְמִישׁוֹר בְּמַקְהֵלִים אֲבָרֵךְ יְהוָֽה׃rageliy-'amedah-vemiyshvor-vemaqeheliym-'avarekhe-yehvah
KJV: My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
AKJV: My foot stands in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
ASV: My foot standeth in an even place:
YLT: My foot hath stood in uprightness, In assemblies I bless Jehovah!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 26:12Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 26:12
Psalms 26:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 26:12
Exposition: Psalms 26:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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This chapter now surfaces commentary as quoted witness material with an explicit citation trail. The index below gathers the canonical references and named authorities detected inside the commentary layer for faster academic review.
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Generated editorial witnesses
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Canonical references surfaced in commentary
- Psalms 26:1
- Psalms 26:2
- Psalms 26:3
- Psalms 26:4
- Psalms 26:5
- Psalms 26:6
- Psalms 26:7
- Psalms 26:8
- Psalms 26:9
- Psalms 26:10
- Psalms 26:11
- Psalms 26:12
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Psalms 26:1
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Psalms 26:1
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness