Psalms 26:4
I have not sat with the council of vanity: neither will I go in with the doers of unjust things.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
In Context
3For thy mercy is before my eyes; and I am well pleased with thy truth.
5I have hated the assembly of the malignant; and with the wicked I will not sit.
Cross References
Job 31:5If I have walked in vanity, and my foot hath made haste to deceit:
Psalms 101:4The perverse heart did not cleave to me: and the malignant, that turned aside from me, I would not know.
Proverbs 12:11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that pursueth idleness is very foolish. He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds.
Jeremiah 15:17I sat not in the assembly of jesters, nor did I make a boast of the presence of thy hand: I sat alone, because thou hast filled me with threats.
2 Corinthians 6:17Wherefore, Go out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing:
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 →