Psalm 26:4

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 26:4

26:4 I have not {d} sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.(d) He declares that they cannot walk in simplicity before God, that delight in the company of the ungodly. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 26:1-12

Psalms 25:0 In the Hebrew this prayer is arranged as an acrostic, i.e., the first word of each verse begins with a letter in alphabetical order from A-to-Z. Hereafter we shall not give as much attention to every psalm as we have thus far, but trust the reader to do the analyzing after the examples given. The purpose of this book is not so much textual explanation as a stimulus to Bible study in a broader sense, and it is assumed that the reader has been studying the Bible side by side with the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 26:3-5

The Reader will recollect that Jesus, in the days of his flesh, received sinners, and did eat with them. But then we must recollect also the cause, and observe the difference here intimated. Physicians may go into infected rooms, to administer a remedy to the sick: but this by no means guarantees the safety of others. read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 26:4

House; the tabernacle, (Haydock) or temple, (Calmet) unless he may rather allude to God's presence and union, or his enjoyment in heaven. (Berthier) --- He had already expressed a similar wish, Psalm xxv. 8. (Calmet) --- "When we love what God approves, he will surely grant our request. (St. Augustine) --- David esteemed it as a special benefit to be in the Catholic Church, which is the only true house of God. (Worthington) --- Delight; beauty and sweetness, as the Hebrew implies. Many of the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 26:1-12

Prayer of One Persecuted without Cause. A psalm of David, who probably composed this hymn when he himself was suffering persecution, being obliged to flee before Absalom. The contents of this psalm, however, apply to many situations in the lives of all children of God. v. 1. Judge me, O God, declaring him righteous by a judicial sentence, deciding in his favor, and thereby setting aside the false accusations of the enemies; for I have walked in mine integrity, in purity of heart, free from... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 26:1-12

Psalms 26:0A Psalm of David1 Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in my integrity:I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide.2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me;Try my reins and my heart.3 For thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes:And I have walked in thy truth.4 I have not sat with vain persons,Neither will I go in with dissemblers.5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers;And will not sit with the wicked.6 I will wash mine hands in... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 26:1-12

a Declaration of Loyalty to God Psalms 26:1-12 In some respects this psalm resembles the previous one, only, instead of entreaties for forgiveness, there are protestations of innocence. It may have been composed during Absalom’s rebellion, and contains a strenuous protest against the dissembling and hypocrisy upon which that revolt was based. In these avowals of conscious rectitude, it should be borne in mind that David did not mean to claim absolute sinlessness, but rather to declare his... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 26:1-12

The central word of the song may be said to be, “So will I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah” (v.. Psa 26:6 ). On either side conditions of worship are described. First the conditions of personal life necessary to worship (vv. Psa 26:1-6 ). Afterwards the true exercise of worship is described (vv. Psa 26:7-8 ). Then the psalm becomes a prayer for preparation (vv. Psa 26:9-11 ); and ends with the declaration of assurance (v.. Psa 26:12 ). As to conditions of personal life fitting for worship,... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 26:1-12

Psalms 24 Proper Psalm for Ascension Day ( Evening). Psalms 24-26 = Day 5 ( Morning). read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 26:4-5

I have not sat with men of falsehood (vanity), Nor will I go in with dissemblers. I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked. And because his eyes are on YHWH he has avoided contact with all those who would seek to lead him astray. He has not sat with men whose thoughts were on what is vain and useless, on what is false rather than what is true. Compare Psalms 1:1 ‘sat in the seat of the scornful’. Nor has he gone into the houses of (or possibly ‘gone in and out with’)... read more

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