Psalms 26:5

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 thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes, and I have walked in thy truth. 4I have not sat with vain persons, neither have I gone in with dissemblers; I have hated the congregation of evil-doers, and I have not sat with the wicked. 6I will wash my hands in innocency, and will encompass thine altar, O Jehovah, 7That I may cause the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and declare all thy marvellous works.

Psalms 26:5 word by word

שָׂ֭נֵאתִי קְהַ֣ל מְרֵעִ֑ים וְעִם־רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים לֹ֣א אֵשֵֽׁב׃Read the interlinear

• hatedשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Psalms 26:5

• Psalms 31:6I have hated them that observe lying vanities; and as for me, I have confided in Jehovah.
• Psalms 101:3I will set no thing of Belial before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
• Psalms 139:21Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? and do not I loathe them that rise up against thee?
• Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;
• Matthew 9:11And the Pharisees seeing [it], said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with tax-gatherers and sinners?
• 1 Corinthians 5:9I have written to you in the epistle not to mix with fornicators;

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

Topics related to Psalms 26:5

• Company
• Fellowship
• Obedience
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Evil-Doers
• Truth
• Wondrous
• Sitting
• 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