Psalm 26:4
“I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 26Meaning
The speaker refuses the company of falsehood and hidden deceit; moral discernment does not require suspicion of everyone.
I will not join deceit or violence
Verses 4–7 reject false and violent company and move toward clean-handed worship, thanksgiving and proclamation.
Read carefully
The speaker refuses the company of falsehood and hidden deceit; moral discernment does not require suspicion of everyone. Keep the verse within Psalm 26’s prayer for vindication, integrity, worship, mercy and public praise.
Reflection
The speaker refuses the company of falsehood and hidden deceit; moral discernment does not require suspicion of everyone.