Psalms 26:4
I have not sat with men of falsehood, and with dissemblers will I not enter [in communion].
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
In Context
3For thy kindness is before my eyes; and I have walked in thy truth.
5I have hated the assemblage of evil-doers; and with the wicked will I not sit.
Cross References
Job 31:5[And knoweth] whether I have walked with vain desires, or if my foot hath hastened after deceit.
Psalms 101:4A perverse heart shall depart from me: evil will I not know.
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, ye evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of God.
Proverbs 12:11He that tilleth his ground will be satisfied with bread; but he that runneth after idle persons is void of sense.
Jeremiah 15:17I sat not in the assembly of the mirthful, and was rejoiced; because of thy inspiration I sat solitary; for thou hadst filled me with indignation.
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 →