[1] Declare my innocence, O Eternal One! I have walked blamelessly down this path. I placed my trust in the Eternal and have yet to stumble. [2] Put me on trial and examine me, O Eternal One! Search me through and through-from my deepest longings to every thought that crosses my mind. [3] Your unfailing love is always before me; I have journeyed down Your path of truth. [4] My life is not wasted among liars; my days are not spent among cheaters. [5] I despise every crowd intent on evil; I do not commune with the wicked. [6] I wash my hands in the fountain of innocence so that I might join the gathering that surrounds Your altar, O Eternal One. [7] From my soul, I will join the songs of thanksgiving; I will sing and proclaim Your wonder and mystery. [8] Your house, home to Your glory, O Eternal One, radiates its light. I am fixed on this place and long to be nowhere else. [9] When Your wrath pursues those who oppose You, those swift to sin and thirsty for blood, spare my soul and grant me life. [10] These men hold deceit in their left hands, and in their right hands, bribery and lies. [11] But God, I have walked blamelessly down this path, and this is my plea for redemption. This is my cry for Your mercy. [12] Here I stand secure and confident before all the people; I will praise the Eternal.
