Psalm 26
The 26th Psalm ( Greek- count of 25 ) is a Psalm of David, and belongs to the series of individual Lamentations.
Structure
One way of subdivision proposes the Old Testament scholar Hermann Gunkel steps:
Observations
Following observations can be active at the Psalm:
The absence of a lawsuit
The peculiarity of the lack of action falls on the Psalm: There is no reference to the wicked, which represent a danger for the psalmist in any way.
The highlight of the temple
The psalm refers not only to YHWH's "house" (v. 8) and "assembly" ( verse 12), but also on the rituals that are performed by the Psalmist in the Temple: The symbolic washing of the hands, the circumambulation of the altar ( verse 6) and the subsequent singing ( verse 7).