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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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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Psalms 26:5

18th Century

Theologian

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…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Psalms 26:5

19th Century

Bishop

Evil doers. The term carries the idea of violence; it is derived from a root meaning to break in pieces.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Psalm 26:5

19th Century

Preacher

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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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Psalms 26:5

16th Century

Theologian

I hate the assembly. The Psalmist protests again how greatly he abhorred the ungodly. Formerly he denied that he had any fellowship with t…

John Gill

John Gill

On Psalms 26:5

17th Century

Pastor

I have hated the congregation of evildoers
That do harm to the persons, characters, or properties of men; and who me…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Psalms 26:1–12

17th Century

Minister

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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