Psalms 26:5
I have hated the assembly of evil doers, And with the wicked I sit not.
Young's Literal Translation
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 vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not.
6I wash in innocency my hands, And I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah.
Cross References
Psalms 31:6I have hated the observers of lying vanities, And I toward Jehovah have been confident.
Psalms 101:4A perverse heart turneth aside from me, Wickedness I know not.
Matthew 9:11and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, 'Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'
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 →