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A Prayer for Distinction
The psalmist's prayer, "Gather not my soul with sinners," is a plea for ultimate separation from the wicked. Commentators explain this isn't just about avoiding bad company in this life, but a deep desire not to share their fate in death and final judgment. It is an appeal to God's perfect justice, trusting that He will distinguish between those who love Him and those who are His enemies, as Abraham argued in Genesis 18.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 26:9
18th Century
Theologian
Gather not my soul with sinners - Margin, “take not away.” The word rendered “gather,” means properly to “collect;” to “gather,” as…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 26:9
19th Century
Bishop
Gather not. —Better as in the margin. The psalmist prays that he may be spared to worship in the sanctuary when doom fall…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 26:9–10
19th Century
Preacher
See, he so loves God's house that he cannot bear the thought of being shut in with sinners; and this is our comfort, that if we have loved God's ho…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 26:9
16th Century
Theologian
Gather not my soul with wicked men. Having now affirmed his innocence, he resorts again to prayer and calls upon God to defend him. At fir…
John Gill
On Psalms 26:9
17th Century
Pastor
Gather not my soul with sinners
Profligate and abandoned ones, such as are notoriously profane, and who live and die…
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…