Psalms 26:5
I have hated the assembly of the malignant; and with the wicked I will not sit.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
I have hated the congregation of evildoers; and will not sit with the wicked.
In Context
4I have not sat with the council of vanity: neither will I go in with the doers of unjust things.
6I will wash my hands among the innocent; and will compass thy altar, O Lord:
Cross References
Psalms 31:6Into thy hands I commend my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth.
Psalms 101:4The perverse heart did not cleave to me: and the malignant, that turned aside from me, I would not know.
Matthew 9:11And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans 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 →