Psalm 26:5
“I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 26Meaning
Hating the assembly of evildoers expresses rejection of organized wrongdoing, not permission to hate people on the basis of identity or disagreement.
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
Hating the assembly of evildoers expresses rejection of organized wrongdoing, not permission to hate people on the basis of identity or disagreement. Keep the verse within Psalm 26’s prayer for vindication, integrity, worship, mercy and public praise.
Reflection
Hating the assembly of evildoers expresses rejection of organized wrongdoing, not permission to hate people on the basis of identity or disagreement.