Psalms 26:4
לֹא ־ יָשַׁבְתִּי עִם ־ מְתֵי ־ שָׁוְא וְעִם נַעֲלָמִים לֹא אָבֽוֹא ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
In Context
3כִּֽי ־ חַסְדְּךָ לְנֶגֶד עֵינָי וְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי בַּאֲמִתֶּֽךָ ׃
5שָׂנֵאתִי קְהַל מְרֵעִים וְעִם ־ רְשָׁעִים לֹא אֵשֵֽׁב ׃
Cross References
Job 31:5אִם ־ הָלַכְתִּי עִם ־ שָׁוְא וַתַּחַשׁ עַל ־ מִרְמָה רַגְלִֽי ׃
Psalms 101:4לֵבָב עִקֵּשׁ יָסוּר מִמֶּנִּי רָע לֹא אֵדָֽע ׃
Psalms 119:115סֽוּרוּ ־ מִמֶּנִּי מְרֵעִים וְאֶצְּרָה מִצְוֺת אֱלֹהָֽי ׃
Proverbs 12:11עֹבֵד אַדְמָתוֹ יִֽשְׂבַּֽע ־ לָחֶם וּמְרַדֵּף רֵיקִים חֲסַר ־ לֵֽב ׃
Jeremiah 15:17לֹֽא ־ יָשַׁבְתִּי בְסוֹד ־ מְשַׂחֲקִים וָֽאֶעְלֹז מִפְּנֵי יָֽדְךָ בָּדָד יָשַׁבְתִּי כִּֽי ־ זַעַם מִלֵּאתָֽנִי ׃ ס
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 →