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I do not become a friend of people who tell lies.
    I do not join together with hypocrites.
I keep away from any crowd of evil people.
    I do not become a friend of wicked people.

I wash my hands as a sign
    that I live in a pure way.[a]
I will worship you at your altar, Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 26:6 To wash your hands was a sign that you lived in a good way. It showed that you had not done any wrong thing.

I do not sit(A) with the deceitful,
    nor do I associate with hypocrites.(B)
I abhor(C) the assembly of evildoers
    and refuse to sit with the wicked.
I wash my hands in innocence,(D)
    and go about your altar, Lord,

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