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Psalm 26:11

But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me, and be merciful to me.

9Don’t gather my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men
10in whose hands is wickedness; their right hand is full of bribes.
11But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me, and be merciful to me.
12My foot stands in an even place. In the congregations I will bless the LORD.
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The turn from a firm resolve to a plea for mercy shows how commitment to integrity and need for God’s help belong in the same prayer.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 25:21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.Both prayers speak of integrity while looking to God for help, through waiting in Psalm 25 and pleading for redemption in Psalm 26.
Proverbs 20:7A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.Both describe integrity as a way of walking, with Proverbs extending its blessing to the righteous person’s children.
Psalm 44:26Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.Both prayers ask God for redemption, with mercy in Psalm 26 and loving kindness in Psalm 44.
Psalm 69:16Answer me, LORD, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.Both speakers appeal to God’s mercy, asking him to act on their behalf.
1 Kings 9:4As for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, …Both describe walking in integrity, and Kings connects that walk with keeping God’s commands.
Psalm 26:1By David. Judge me, LORD, for I have walked in my integrity. I have trusted also in the LORD without wavering.The opening verse looks back on a walk of integrity; verse 11 expresses resolve to continue that walk.
Proverbs 28:18Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.Both concern an upright course of life, with Proverbs describing safety and the psalm asking God for redemption.
Titus 2:14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.Both connect redemption with upright living: the psalm joins integrity to a plea, while Titus describes redemption from iniquity and zeal for good works.
Isaiah 38:3and said, “Remember now, LORD, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight.” Then …Both speakers describe their upright walk while appealing to God for his attention or help.
1 Thessalonians 2:10You are witnesses with God how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.Both speak of upright conduct before God, though the psalm expresses resolve and Thessalonians recalls conduct witnessed by others.
1 Peter 1:18–19knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things like silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,Redemption is the shared thread: David asks to be redeemed, while Peter speaks to people redeemed from a useless way of life.
Genesis 5:22After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch walked with God for three hundred years, and became the father of more sons and daughters.Both use walking to describe a life’s course, with integrity named in the psalm and fellowship with God in Genesis.
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Encouragement

David’s commitment is firm, and his plea for mercy is plain. Even with integrity as his chosen path, he looks to God for redemption.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).