Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 26:1-12
Psalms 26-28 Living uprightlyDavid appeals to God to support him against those who plot evil against him. God has done a work of grace in his life, and this causes him to hate the company of worthless people and make every effort to live the sort of life that pleases God (26:1-5). He desires righteousness, delights in worship, loves to spend hours in the house of God and enjoys telling others about God (6-8). He therefore asks that he will not suffer the same end as the wicked (9-10). Though... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 26:4-5
Psalms 26:4-5. I have not sat with vain persons That is, chosen or used to converse with them. I have been so far from an approbation or imitation of their wicked courses, that I have avoided even their company; and, if I accidentally came into it, yet I would not continue in it; neither will I go in with dissemblers That is, into their company, or with design to join in their counsels or courses. The word נעלמים , nagnalamim, here rendered dissemblers, signifies those that hide... read more