{"id":2534,"date":"2013-09-25T22:20:42","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T22:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=2534"},"modified":"2013-09-25T22:20:42","modified_gmt":"2013-09-25T22:20:42","slug":"tehillim-psalms-26-part-1-walking-in-integrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/tehillim-psalms-26-part-1-walking-in-integrity\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehillim \/ Psalms 26, Part 1, Walking in Integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s study is from <i>Tehillim \/ Psalms 26:1-12<\/i>, David opens saying <span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u05d0\u00a0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 | \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05d8\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bb\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d8\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3:<\/span> <i>Of David 26:1 Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. (NASB)<\/i>\u00a0 What is interesting is that the Hebrew Word <span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u05e9\u05e4\u05d8 <\/span>has the meaning <i>\u201cto judge\u201d<\/i> and here David is asking the Lord <i>\u201cto acquit\u201d<\/i> him of the charges that have been brought against him.\u00a0 He continues saying <span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u05d1\u00a0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e6\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d5\u05e4\u05b8\u05d4 [\u05e6\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05d4] \u05db\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span> <i>26:2 Examine me, O Lord, and try me; Test my mind and my heart. (NASB)<\/i>\u00a0 Most people would not want someone to know their thoughts, the reason being is the wickedness that is contained within the heart; however, David asked the Lord to test both his mind and heart.\u00a0 David knows that God is characterized by His lovingkindness and mercy (<span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u05d2\u00a0 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05d2\u05b6\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8:<\/span>) and He has walked in God\u2019s truth.\u00a0 What does it mean to walk in God\u2019s truth?\u00a0 David says it means that <span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u05d3\u00a0 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05de\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05e0\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0: \u05d4\u00a0 \u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e7\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc \u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d1:<\/span>\u00a0 <i>26:4 I do not sit with deceitful men, Nor will I go with pretenders.\u00a0 26:5 I hate the assembly of evildoers, And I will not sit with the wicked. (NASB)<\/i>\u00a0 Because he has not kept the counsel of the wicked and has not sat in the assembly of evildoers, he is innocent before God.\u00a0 Read More Here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Tehillim-26-Part1.pdf\">Tehillim 26-Part1<\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s study is from Tehillim \/ Psalms 26:1-12, David opens saying \u05d0\u00a0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 | \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05d8\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bb\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d8\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3: Of David 26:1 Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. (NASB)\u00a0 What is interesting is that the Hebrew [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2534","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-tehillim"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2534\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}