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Pentecost Season · Proper 22 · Year B

Psalm 26

A Plea for Vindication and Integrity

October 3, 2027

King David, Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
King David, Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), 1651National Gallery, London
A half-length of David with his harp, turned sharply in the light, painted in the warm and loosely brushed manner of Guercino's early years.I wash my hands in innocence and go around your altar, O Lord. Psalm 26 is a protest of integrity, and this is the man who wrote it.National Gallery, LondonFounded in 1824 by buying one banker's collection, and deliberately placed in Trafalgar Square so that people from every part of London could walk to it.National Gallery, London
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMark 10:2-16Mk 10:2-16
EpistleHeb. 1:1-4, 2:5-12Heb 1:1-4, 2:5-12
Old TestamentJob 1:1, 2:1-10Jb 1:1, 2:1-10Alt. OTGen. 2:18-24Gn 2:18-24
PsalterPs. 26Ps 26Alt. PsalmPs. 8Ps 8

Overview & Insights

"Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering." (Psalm 26:1)

The psalmist protests his innocence, asks God to examine his heart, and declares his love for the house of God, seeking vindication and a place among the upright.

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Commentary

Commentary on Psalm 26Commentary on Ps 26 Working Preacher

Exegetical commentary on Psalm 26 and its plea for vindication.

Psalm 26 CommentaryPs 26 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse notes on the psalm.

Psalm 26:1 CommentariesPs 26:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentators on the appeal to integrity.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 26 in HebrewPs 26 in Hebrew Sefaria

Hebrew text with English and Jewish commentary.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Psalm 26Catena on Ps 26 Catena

Patristic reading of the psalmist's plea.

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