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Psalms 26:5
5I hate the company of evildoers, And will not sit with the wicked.
Psalms 26:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
- New International Version (NIV)I abhor the assembly of evildoers and refuse to sit with the wicked.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have hated the assembly of evildoers, And will not sit with the wicked.
Context of Psalms 26:5
3For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked [faithfully] in Your truth. 4I do not sit with deceitful or unethical or worthless men, Nor seek companionship with pretenders (self-righteous hypocrites). I hate the company of evildoers, And will not sit with the wicked. 6I will wash my hands in innocence, And I will go about Your altar, O Lord, 7That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving And declare all Your wonders.
Read all of Psalms 26Psalms 26:5 word by word
שָׂ֭נֵאתִי קְהַ֣ל מְרֵעִ֑ים וְעִם־רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים לֹ֣א אֵשֵֽׁב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 26:5
- Psalms 31:6I hate those who pay regard to vain (empty, worthless) idols; But I trust in the Lord [and rely on Him with unwavering confidence].
- Psalms 101:3I will set no worthless or wicked thing before my eyes. I hate the practice of those who fall away [from the right path]; It will not grasp hold of me.
- Psalms 139:21Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
- Psalms 1:1Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example], Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers).
- Matthew 9:11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- 1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote you in my [previous] letter not to associate with [sexually] immoral people—
Commentaries on Psalms 26:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5I have hated the congregation of evil doers - I have never made one in the crowds of discontented persons; persons who, under pretense of rectifying what was wrong in the state, strove to subvert it, to breed general confusion, to overturn the laws, seize on private property, and enrich themselves by the spoils of the country.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5I have hated - We have here the same evidence of his piety repeated in another and a stronger form. In the previous verse he had merely stated that he had not been found among that class of persons, or that he had not made them his companions. He here says positively that he disapproved of their principles; that he hated the purpose for which they gathered themselves together; that he had no sympathy whatever with them. The congregation of evil-doers…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Because of his devotion to the Lord (Psalm 26:1–3), the psalmist separates himself from evil people (see Psalm 1:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-84-8. As exemplified by the fruits of divine grace, presented in his life, especially in his avoiding the wicked and his purposes of cleaving to God's worship.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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