Psalms 26:9

Psalms 26:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
• New International Version (NIV)Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with those who are bloodthirsty,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not gather my soul with sinners, Nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

Context of Psalms 26:9

7That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving And declare all Your wonders. 8O Lord, I love the habitation of Your house And the place where Your glory dwells. Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, Nor [sweep away] my life with men of bloodshed, 10In whose hands is a wicked scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes. 11But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; Redeem me and be merciful and gracious to me.

Psalms 26:9 word by word

אַל־תֶּאֱסֹ֣ף עִם־חַטָּאִ֣ים נַפְשִׁ֑י וְעִם־אַנְשֵׁ֖י דָמִ֣ים חַיָּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Gatherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• not my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• with sinnersחַטָּאchaţţâ' · sinnerH2400
• nor my lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
• with bloodyדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582

Cross-references for Psalms 26:9

• Psalms 28:1To you I call, O Lord, My rock, do not be deaf to me, For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit (grave).
• 1 Samuel 25:29Should anyone rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound in the [precious] bundle of the living with the Lord your God; but the lives of your enemies—those He will hurl out as from the center of a sling.
• Malachi 3:18Then you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between the one who serves God and the one who does not serve Him.
• Matthew 24:51and will cut him in two and put him with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping [over sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [over distress and anger].
• Matthew 25:32All the nations will be gathered before Him [for judgment]; and He will separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats;
• Revelation 22:14Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) are those who wash their robes [in the blood of Christ by believing and trusting in Him—the righteous who do His commandments], so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.
• Psalms 51:14Rescue me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will sing joyfully of Your righteousness and Your justice.
• Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring down the wicked to the pit of destruction; Men of blood and treachery will not live out half their days. But I will [boldly and unwaveringly] trust in You.
• Psalms 139:19O that You would kill the wicked, O God; Go away from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.
• 1 Samuel 22:18So the king said to Doeg, “You turn around and attack the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned and attacked the priests, and that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the [priest’s] linen ephod.
• 2 Samuel 16:7This is what Shimei said as he cursed: “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, you worthless and useless man!
• 2 Samuel 21:1There was famine in the days of David for three consecutive years; and David sought the presence (face) of the Lord [asking the reason]. The Lord replied, “It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”

Commentaries on Psalms 26:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Gather not my soul with sinners - As I have never loved their company, nor followed their practice, let not my eternal lot be cast with them! I neither love them nor their ways; may I never be doomed to spend an eternity with them!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Gather not my soul with sinners - Margin, “take not away.” The word rendered “gather,” means properly to “collect;” to “gather,” as fruits, Exodus 23:10; ears of grain, Rth 2:7 ; money, 2 Kings 22:4. There is the idea of assembling together, or collecting; and the meaning here is, that he desired not to be united with wicked people, or to be regarded as one of their number. It does not refer particularly, as I apprehend, to death, as if he prayed that he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Do not take my soul away with sinners: The end of the godly cannot be the same as that of the wicked.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Gather not, &c.--Bring me not to death. bloody men--(compare Psa 5:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 26:9

• Bribery
• Company
• Homicide
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Truth
• Wondrous
• Bloody
• Psalms, Book of

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