Psalms — Chapter 26
Of David.Vindicate me, O ETERNAL One,for I have walked without blame;I have trusted in GOD;I have not faltered.
Probe me, O ETERNAL One, and try me,test my heart and mind;aheart and mind Lit. “kidneys and heart.”
for my eyes are on Your steadfast love;I have set my course by it.bfor my eyes are on Your steadfast love; / I have set my course by it Or “I am aware of Your faithfulness, and always walk in Your true [path].”
I do not consort with scoundrels,or mix with hypocrites;
I detest the company of evildoers,and do not consort with the wicked;
I wash my hands in innocence,and walk around Your altar, O ETERNAL One,
raising my voice in thanksgiving,and telling all Your wonders.
O ETERNAL One, I love Your temple abode,the dwelling-place of Your glory.
Do not sweep me away with sinners,or [snuff out] my life with murderers,
who have schemes at their fingertips,and hands full of bribes.
But I walk without blame;redeem me, have mercy on me!
My feet are on level ground.In assemblies I will bless GOD.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
The Golden Rule
Matthew 7:12
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Hadith (An-Nawawi 13)
“None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.”
Mahabharata 5.1517
“One should never do to another what one regards as injurious to oneself.”
Dhammapada 10:1
“All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.”
Divine Compassion & Mercy
Quran 1:1
“In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”
Luke 6:36
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
Snp 1.8
“As a mother would risk her life to protect her child, her only child, even so should one cultivate a limitless heart with regard to all beings.”
Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1
“One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred.”
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Dhammapada 1:1-2
“Mind is the forerunner of all actions. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow.”
Bhagavad Gita 16:21
“There are three gates to self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one must learn to give these up.”