Psalms 26:5
I have been a hater of the band of wrongdoers, and I will not be seated among sinners.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
I have hated the congregation of evildoers; and will not sit with the wicked.
In Context
4I have not taken my seat with foolish persons, and I do not go with false men.
6I will make my hands clean from sin; so will I go round your altar, O Lord;
Cross References
Psalms 31:6\31:5\Into your hands I give my spirit; you are my saviour, O Lord God for ever true.
Psalms 101:4The false heart I will send away from me: I will not have an evil-doer for a friend.
Matthew 9:11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 26:2-6
Devout Appeals. 1 Judge me, O Lord ; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord ; therefore I shall not slide. 2 Examine me, O Lord , and prove me; try my reins and my heart. 3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth. 4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. 5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked. It is probable that David penned this psalm when he was persecuted by Saul and his… Read the whole commentary →