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Psalm 26 — Sermon Preparation
David declares his integrity before God, protests that he has not sat with the deceitful, and expresses his love for the house of God. Below is a research summary for Psalm 26, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 26 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| תֹּם | tôm | H8537 | 2 | completeness, prosperity |
| הָלַךְ | hâlak | H1980 | 2 | walk |
| יָשַׁב | yâshab | H3427 | 2 | sit, dwell |
| מַקְהֵל | maqhêl | H4721 | 1 | assembly |
| נִקָּיוֹן | niqqâyôwn | H5356 | 1 | clearness |
| מָעַד | mâʻad | H4571 | 1 | waver |
| חַטָּא | chaṭṭâʼ | H2400 | 1 | criminal |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 26, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“PSALM XXVI. 1 Judge me, Jehovah, for I--in my integrity do I walk, And in Jehovah do I trust unwavering. 2 Test me, Jehovah, and try me, My reins and my heart. 3 For Thy loving-kindness is before my eyes, And I walk in Thy troth. 4 I sit not with men of vanity, And with those who mask themselves do I not go. 5 I hate the congregation of evil-doers, And with the wicked I do not sit. 6 I will wash my hands in innocence, That I may compass Thine altar, Jehovah, 7 To cause the voice of praise to be heard, And to tell forth all Thy wonders. …”
— Alexander MacLaren, The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Volume I, on Psalm 26:1–176 (Public Domain)
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