English Standard Version
Psalms 26:5
5I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have hated the assembly of evildoers, And will not sit with the wicked.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I hate the gatherings of those who do evil, and I refuse to join in with the wicked.
Context of Psalms 26:5
3For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness. 4I do not sit with men of falsehood, nor do I consort with hypocrites. I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked. 6I wash my hands in innocence and go around your altar, O Lord, 7proclaiming thanksgiving aloud, and telling all your wondrous deeds.
Read all of Psalms 26Psalms 26:5 word by word
שָׂ֭נֵאתִי קְהַ֣ל מְרֵעִ֑ים וְעִם־רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים לֹ֣א אֵשֵֽׁב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 26:5
- Psalms 31:6I hate those who pay regard to worthless idols, but I trust in the Lord.
- Psalms 101:3I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to 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 is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
- Matthew 9:11And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
- 1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote to you in my 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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