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I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked.
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Wise Separation, Not Isolation
Commentators clarify that hating the "assembly of evil-doers" doesn't mean cutting off all contact with non-believers, which would be impossible. Instead, it's a deliberate choice not to seek out their company for pleasure, not to join their sinful activities, and to actively disapprove of their harmful purposes. It's a matter of the heart's allegiance and chosen companionship, not total social withdrawal.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I have hated - We have here the same evidence of his piety repeated in another and a stronger form. In the previous verse he had me…
19th Century
Anglican
Evil doers. The term carries the idea of violence; it is derived from a root meaning to break in pieces.
Baptist
By this, he does not mean that he avoids all association with them, for we would have to leave the world if we were to have no fellowship with sinn…
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16th Century
Protestant
I hate the assembly. The Psalmist protests again how greatly he abhorred the ungodly. Formerly he denied that he had any fellowship with t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I have hated the congregation of evildoers That do harm to the persons, characters, or properties of men; and who me…
David here, by the Spirit of prophecy, speaks of himself as a type of Christ. What he says here concerning his own spotless innocence was fully and…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, the psalmist offered a prayer against troubles; here, he describes his justice to make his prayer more acceptable.
The …