Psalm 26

“Is this true of me?”  That’s the question that ran through my head continually as I read Psalm 26.  “Is this true of me?”  Consider the statements that David makes.  Are they true of you?

 For I have led a blameless life (vs 1).
      Is this true of me?

I have trusted in the Lord without waivering (vs 1).
      Is this true of me?

For your love is ever before me (vs 3).
      Is this true of me?

And I walk continually in your truth (vs 3).
      Is this true of me?

I do not sit with deceitful men (vs 4).
      Is this true of me?

I wash my hands in innocence (vs 6).
      Is this true of me?

Proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful deeds (vs 7).
      Is this true of me?

I love the house where you live, O Lord (vs 8).
      Is this true of me?

Is this true of me?  Can I honestly claim each of the things that David claims?  Am I blameless and pure?  Do I cherish the love of God and walk always in His truth?  Do I avoid evil and instead spend my days declaring the great things He has done?  Do I love and long to be in the house of the Lord?

Well, the answer is, at least, “Not always.”  But I want it to be true of me.  I want to be found at the end of my life, as David is at the end of this psalm, able to stand and say,

But I lead a blameless life;
redeem me and be merciful to me.

My feet stand on level ground;
in the great assembly I will praise the Lord (vs 11-12).