Psalm 26
Psalm 26 Meaning
Psalm 26 is the prayer of someone asking God to test and examine his heart, confident that he has walked in integrity and loved the house of the LORD. It is a plea to be kept from the company of the deceitful.
It is not a boast of sinlessness but a longing to belong wholly to God, to wash his hands in innocence and go about God's altar singing thanks.
Key verses from Psalm 26
“Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.”
Psalm 26:1
“Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.”
Psalm 26:2
“LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.”
Psalm 26:8
“But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.”
Psalm 26:11
How Psalm 26 points to Jesus
Only Jesus could truly say 'examine me' and stand blameless, and He gives us His integrity as a gift. In Him our stained hands are washed and we are welcomed into the house of God.