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For I am ever aware of your faithfulness,[a]
and your loyalty continually motivates me.[b]
I do not associate[c] with deceitful men,
or consort[d] with those who are dishonest.[e]
I hate the mob[f] of evil men,
and do not associate[g] with the wicked.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 26:3 tn Heb “for your faithfulness [is] before my eyes.”
  2. Psalm 26:3 tn Heb “and I walk about in your loyalty.”sn The psalmist’s awareness of the Lord’s faithfulness and…loyalty toward him motivates him to remain loyal to the Lord and to maintain his moral purity.
  3. Psalm 26:4 tn Heb “sit.”
  4. Psalm 26:4 tn Heb “go.” The psalmist uses the imperfect form of the verb to emphasize that he does not make a practice of associating with such people.
  5. Psalm 26:4 tn Heb “[those who] conceal themselves.”
  6. Psalm 26:5 tn Heb “assembly, company.”
  7. Psalm 26:5 tn Heb “sit.” The psalmist uses the imperfect form of the verb to emphasize that he does not make a practice of associating with such people.