Psalm 26:10

Translations

Modern

…in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.

Traditional

In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

Literal

…in whose hands is a scheme, and whose right hand is filled with a bribe.

Latin

…in quorum manibus iniquitates sunt; dextera eorum repleta est muneribus.

Original

Hebrew

English

…in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.

Notes

Psalms 26:1–12

In this personal lament, the psalmist prays for redemption because of his innocence and the Lord's justice.

Psalms 23:1–28:9

These psalms develop the importance of:

integrity (Psalms 25:4–7, 12–14, 21; 26:6, 11; 27:7–12),
God's care as a shepherd (Psalms 23:1; 28:9),
God's guidance (Psalms 23:2–3; 25:5; 27:11),
God's goodness (Psalms 23:6; 25:7–8; 27:13), and
living in his house (Psalms 23:6; 26:8; 27:4, 8).

Theme notes and profiles

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Related verses

Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
Exodus 23:8
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
1 Samuel 8:3
But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
Micah 7:3
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
Acts 23:12
When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
Proverbs 4:16
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
Matthew 26:3–4
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
Isaiah 33:15
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
Amos 5:12
For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.
Psalm 10:14
But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 36:4
Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

Glossary

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Topics

Bribery: General Scriptures Concerning Homicide: Felonious, or Murder The Hands of the Wicked, Described as Mischievous The Hands: Right Hand: (Full of Bribes) of Corruption

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