Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Psalms 26:4
I have not sat with vain persons, with men of falsehood, with liars and deceivers, neither will I go in with dissemblers, those who disguise their real intentions under the mask of hypocrisy.
I have not sat with vain persons, with men of falsehood, with liars and deceivers, neither will I go in with dissemblers, those who disguise their real intentions under the mask of hypocrisy.
Verse Psalms 26:4. _I HAVE NOT SAT WITH VAIN PERSONS_] מתי שוא _methey shav,_ _men of lies, dissemblers, backbiters_, c. _NEITHER WILL I GO IN WITH DISSEMBLERS_] נעלמים _naalamim_, the _hidden ones_,...
I HAVE NOT SAT WITH VAIN PERSONS - That is, I have not been found among them; I have not made them my companions. See the notes at Psalms 1:1. The word “vain” here is in contrast with those who are si...
Psalms 26 An Appeal on Account of Righteousness _ 1. Pleading integrity (Psalms 26:1)_ 2. Separated unto the Lord (Psalms 26:6) 3. Be gracious unto Me ...
XXVI. A persecuted man protests his absolute innocence, his avoidance of unfaithful Jews, his joy in the Temple service. The claim to innocence is repugnant to Christian feeling, scarcely less so than...
The proof of his integrity in his conduct in the past, and his purpose for the future....
_I have not sat_ Of deliberate and prolonged intercourse, implying community of tastes and interests. Cp. Psalms 1:1; Jeremiah 15:17. _vain persons_ Lit. _men of vanity_; hollowness, falsehood, unreal...
PSALMS 26 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE An Ideal Levite's Prayer for Vindication by the Prolongation of his Life. ANALYSIS An introductory Petition, ver. la, is sustained by six stanzas of protestations and pr...
_I HAVE NOT SAT WITH VAIN PERSONS, NEITHER WILL I GO IN WITH DISSEMBLERS._ Vain persons - i:e., deceitful persons. He who keeps before his eyes the "truth" of God (Psalms 26:3) cannot have pleasure i...
26:4 vain (c-6) Or 'false.'...
This Ps. appears to belong to a later age than David's, when the Temple (Psalms 26:8), with its altar (Psalms 26:6), and its public assemblies for worship (Psalms 26:12), was a familiar institution. T...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
DISSEMBLERS — _i.e._, hypocrites....
לֹא ־יָ֭שַׁבְתִּי עִם ־מְתֵי ־שָׁ֑וְא וְ עִ֥ם
Psalms 26:1 THE image of "the way" which is characteristic of Psalms 25:1 reappears in a modified form in this psalm, which speaks of "walking in integrity" and truth and of "feet standing in an even...
A DECLARATION OF LOYALTY TO GOD Psalms 26:1 In some respects this psalm resembles the previous one, only, instead of entreaties for forgiveness, there are protestations of innocence. It may have been...
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 nec...
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....
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...
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. Physician...
Psalms 24 _ Proper Psalm for Ascension Day_ (_Evening_). PSALMS 24-26 = _ Day 5_ (_Morning_)....
4._I have not sat with vain men. _He again declares the very great dissimilarity which existed between him and his adversaries. For the contrast is always to be observed, that wicked men, by all the h...
Psalms 26 is especially the pleading of integrity and trust in Jehovah. Having trusted Him, the godly would surely not slide. He invites Jehovah to search his inmost heart, as Peter did even though fa...
I HAVE NOT SAT WITH VAIN PERSONS,.... Or "men of vanity" t; who are full of it; who are addicted to the vanities of the world; who pursue the riches, honours, pleasures, and profits of it; which is no...
_I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers._ Ver. 4. _I have not sat with vain persons_] Who are void of God's holy fear, but filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness...
_I have not sat with vain persons_ That is, chosen or used to converse with them. I have been so far from an approbation or imitation of their wicked courses, that I have avoided even their company; a...
I HAVE NOT SAT, i.e. chosen or used to converse with them; for sitting is a posture of ease and of continuance. I have been so far from an approbation or imitation of their wicked courses, (wherewith...
Psalms 26:4 sat H3427 (H8804) idolatrous H7723 mortals H4962 in H935 (H8799) hypocrites H5956 (H8737)...
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 avoide...
No doubt this Psalm was written by David when his cruel persecutor Saul, the more effectually to stab at him, spread false reports concerning his character. When the wicked can use no other weapons, t...
CONTENTS: David prays for vindication and deliverance and pledges faithfulness. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: It is a great comfort to those who have a clear conscience toward God that He is a...
REFLECTIONS. This Psalm is David's appeal to heaven, under the unjust and injurious imputations of Saul and his court. _Judge me, oh Lord, for I have walked in mine integrity,_ with loyalty towards my...
_I have not sat with vain persons._ SEPARATE, YET NEAR The eyes which have God’s loving kindness ever before them are endowed with penetrative clearness of vision into the true hollowness of most of...
_Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity._ LEADING PROOFS OF PERSONAL PIETY I. A strong craving for a knowledge of the real state of the character. “Judge me, O Lord.” Implying-- 1. A...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 26:1. This psalm may be part of an entrance liturgy by which pilgrims came into the sanctuary. If this is the case, the psalm shows those who attend worship what qualities t...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 26:4 The faithful covenant participant refuses to join with the unfaithful (HYPOCRITES, EVILDOERS, WICKED) in their crooked schemes. He rejects their values (see
INTRODUCTION The date of this psalm is uncertain. It is supposed by some to refer to the assassination of Ishbosheth (2 Samuel 4:5); and by others to the rebellion of Absalom (2 Samuel 15:18); but it...
EXPOSITION DAVID, about to sacrifice at God's altar, protests his integrity, but still prays for God's protection (Psalms 26:9) and for his redeeming mercy (Psalms 26:11). The psalm has all the notes...
In Psalms 26:1-12, another psalm of David. The first is, Judge me, O LORD; I have walked in my integrity (Psalms 26:1): The second: Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my mind and my heart. For th...
1 Corinthians 15:33; 2 Corinthians 6:17; Jeremiah 15:17; Proverbs 12:11;...
Sat — Continued with them. I have been so far from an imitation of their wicked courses, that I have avoided their company. Vain — With false and deceitful persons. Go in — Into their company....