Psalms 26:4
I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
King James Version
In Context
3For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
5I have hated the congregation of evildoers; and will not sit with the wicked.
Cross References
Job 31:5If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
Psalms 101:4A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
Proverbs 12:11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
Jeremiah 15:17I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
2 Corinthians 6:17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
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 →