Psalms

Psalm 26:2–7

²Test me, O LORD, and try me;

examine my heart^a and mind.

³For Your loving devotion is before my eyes,

and I have walked in Your truth.

⁴I do not sit with deceitful men,

nor keep company with hypocrites.

⁵I hate the mob of evildoers,

and refuse to sit with the wicked.

⁶I wash my hands in innocence

that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,

⁷to raise my voice in thanksgiving

and declare all Your wonderful works.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Test me	בְּחָנֵ֣נִי	bə·ḥā·nê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H974 examine, try
O LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and try me	וְנַסֵּ֑נִי	wə·nas·sê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H5254 test, try
examine	צְרוֹפָה	ṣə·rō·p̄å̄h	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H6884 smelt, refine, test
my heart	כִלְיוֹתַ֣י	ḵil·yō·w·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H3629 kidneys
and mind	וְלִבִּֽי׃	wə·lib·bî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Your loving devotion	חַ֭סְדְּךָ	ḥas·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
is before	לְנֶ֣גֶד	lə·ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition-l	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
my eyes	עֵינָ֑י	‘ê·nāy	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
and I have walked	וְ֝הִתְהַלַּ֗כְתִּי	wə·hiṯ·hal·laḵ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
in Your truth	בַּאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃	ba·’ă·mit·te·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I do not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
sit	יָ֭שַׁבְתִּי	yā·šaḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
deceitful	שָׁ֑וְא	šāw	Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
men	מְתֵי־	mə·ṯê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4962 male, man
nor	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
keep company	אָבֽוֹא׃	’ā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with	וְעִ֥ם	wə·‘im	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5973 with
hypocrites	נַ֝עֲלָמִ֗ים	na·‘ă·lā·mîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H5956 conceal

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I hate	שָׂ֭נֵאתִי	śā·nēʾ·t̲î	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8130 hate
the mob	קְהַ֣ל	qə·hal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
of evildoers	מְרֵעִ֑ים	mə·rê·‘îm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H7489 be evil, bad
and refuse	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to sit	אֵשֵֽׁב׃	’ê·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
with	וְעִם־	wə·‘im-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5973 with
the wicked	רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I wash	אֶרְחַ֣ץ	’er·ḥaṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
my hands	כַּפָּ֑י	kap·pāy	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
in innocence	בְּנִקָּי֣וֹן	bə·niq·qā·yō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H5356 innocency
that I may go about	וַאֲסֹבְבָ֖ה	wa·’ă·sō·ḇə·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
Your altar	מִזְבַּחֲךָ֣	miz·ba·ḥă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4196 altar
O LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to raise	לַ֭שְׁמִעַ	laš·mi·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
my voice	בְּק֣וֹל	bə·qō·wl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
in thanksgiving	תּוֹדָ֑ה	tō·w·ḏāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8426 thanksgiving
and declare	וּ֝לְסַפֵּ֗ר	ū·lə·sap·pêr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H5608 count
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Your wonderful works	נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃	nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯe·ḵā	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary