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Joseph Benson

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

Donald C. Fleming

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 26:5

congregation = assembly: in its military aspect. wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha' App-44 . read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 26:1-12

Psalms 26In this individual lament psalm, which is similar to Psalms 25 but does not contain confession, David asked for God’s vindication because of his personal integrity. Psalms 26 (Psalms 26:6-8), 27 (Psalms 26:4-7), and 28 (Psalms 26:2) all reveal David’s love for God’s sanctuary and so uncover his love for the Lord. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 26:4-5

David cited his separation from sinners and their assemblies as evidence that he was not wicked and deceitful (cf. Psalms 1:1). He was not speaking so much of his social preference as of his spiritual commitment. These were enemies of the Lord. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 26:1-12

This Ps. appears to belong to a later age than David’s, when the Temple (Psalms 26:8), with its altar (Psalms 26:6), and its public assemblies for worship (Psalms 26:12), was a familiar institution. The writer, conscious of his own uprightness, protests against the idea of being classed with the wicked, and sharing their untimely fate. He appeals at the outset to God’s judgment, and at the close preaches the assurance that it will not fail him.1. Therefore I shall not slide] RV ’without... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 26:5

(5) Evil doers.—With idea of violence; from a root meaning to break in pieces. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 26:1-12

Psalms 26:1-12THE image of "the way" which is characteristic of Psalms 25:1-22 reappears in a modified form in this psalm, which speaks of "walking in integrity" and truth and of "feet standing in an even place." Other resemblances to the preceding psalm are the use of "redeem," "be merciful"; the references to God’s lovingkindness and truth, in which the psalmist walks, and to his own integrity. These similarities may or may not indicate common authorship, but probably guided the compilers in... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 26:1-12

Psalms 26:0 An Appeal on Account of Righteousness 1. Pleading integrity (Psalms 26:1-5 ) 2. Separated unto the Lord (Psalms 26:6-8 ) 3. Be gracious unto Me (Psalms 36:9-12 ) Psalms 26:1-5 . The opening verses remind us of the First Psalm and well may we put these words into the lips of the perfect man, who walked in integrity and was separate from sinners. Here we find no confessions of sin, no pleadings for forgiveness, but instead an avowal of conscious uprightness and separation from... read more

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