Psalms 26:1

David asks God to vindicate him, for he has walked in integrity and trusted in the Lord unwaveringly. He appeals to God as the righteous judge of his sincere faith.

Cross-references · 28

• Ps 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
• Ps 7:8The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
• Prov 20:7The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
• Ps 21:7For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
• 1 Sam 24:15May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”
• 2 Kgs 20:3“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
• Ps 25:2in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
• Ps 25:21May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
• 1 Sam 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
• Ps 4:5Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.
• 2 Pet 1:10Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
• Ps 54:1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?” Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!
• Ps 15:2He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
• Prov 29:25The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
• Ps 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
• Ps 37:31The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
• 1 Pet 1:5who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
• 1 Cor 4:3–6I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
• Ps 94:18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
• Ps 26:11But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me.
• Ps 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
• Heb 10:23Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
• 2 Cor 1:12And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
• Ps 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
• Ps 121:7–8The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.
• Ps 31:14But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”
• Ps 121:3He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
• Ps 35:24Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.

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