Psalms 25:11
But as for me, I have walked in my innocence: redeem me, and have mercy on me.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Ego autem in innocentia mea ingressus sum ; redime me, et miserere mei.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἐγὼ δὲ ἐν ἀκακίᾳ μου ἐπορεύθην· λύτρωσαί με καὶ ἐλέησόν με.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 26:11
- וַ֭אֲנִי בְּתֻמִּ֥י אֵלֵ֗ךְ פְּדֵ֣נִי וְחָנֵּֽנִי
Haydock's commentary
Innocence. He opposes the integrity of his proceedings to that of the wicked. (Calmet)
Yet still calls for mercy. (Haydock)
Every one should strive to be innocent, and to avoid the company of worldlings. (Worthington)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm XXVI
11. “But I have walked in mine innocence: deliver me, and have mercy on me” ( ver. 11 ). Let so great a price of my Lord’s Blood avail for my complete deliverance: and in the dangers of this life let not Thy mercy leave me.