Psalms 26:4-12

4 I do not ¹sit with men of ²falsehood, nor do I consort with hypocrites.

5 I ³hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked.

6 I ⁴wash my hands in innocence and go around your altar, O LORD,

7 proclaiming thanksgiving aloud, and telling all your ⁵wondrous deeds.

8 O LORD, I ⁶love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells.

9 ⁷Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

10 in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of ⁸bribes.

11 But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me.

12 My foot stands on ⁹level ground; in ¹⁰the great assembly I will bless the LORD.

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Psalms 26:4-12 Meaning and Commentary

Psalm of David. The occasion of this psalm seems to be the quarrel between Saul and David, the former listening to calumnies and reproaches cast upon the latter, and persecuting him in a violent manner. The argument of it is the same, in a great measure, with the seventh psalm, and is an appeal made to God, the Judge of the whole earth, by the psalmist, for his innocence and integrity; Theodoret thinks it was written by David when he fled from Saul.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 10

1. See Psalms 1:1
2. Job 11:11
3. Psalms 31:6; Psalms 139:21, 22
4. Psalms 73:13; [Exodus 30:19, 20; Deuteronomy 21:6]
5. See Psalms 9:1
6. [Psalms 27:4]
7. [Psalms 28:3]
8. Exodus 23:8; Deuteronomy 16:19
9. See Psalms 27:11
10. Psalms 22:25

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Psalms 26:4-12

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Psalms 26:4-12 Meaning and Commentary

Cross References 10