Psalms 26:9
Do not gather me up with sinners; slay me not with people of blood,
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
In Context
8O Lord, I love your house, the place where your glory lives.
10whose hands are stained with villainy, and whose right hand is filled with bribes.
Cross References
Psalms 28:3Take me not off with the wicked, nor with the workers of wrong, whose speech to their neighbors is friendly, while evil is in their heart.
Psalms 55:23But you, God, will hurl them down to the deepest pit. Bloody and treacherous people will not live out half their days; but I will trust you.
Malachi 3:18Once again my people will see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between the person who serves God and the person who does not.”
Matthew 25:32and all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people – just as a shepherd separates sheep from goats –
Matthew Henry on Psalms 26:7-12
Delight in Divine Ordinances. 6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord : 7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. 8 Lord , I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. 9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: 10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. 11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me. 12 My… Read the whole commentary →