Gather not— Unite not.
Gather not my soul with sinners - Margin, “take not away.” The word rendered “gather,” means properly to “collect;” to “gather,” as fruits, Exod...
(f) Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: (f) Destroy me not in the overthrow of the wicked.
XXVI. A persecuted man protests his absolute innocence, his avoidance of unfaithful Jews, his joy in the Temple service. The claim to innocence is...
Gather not . Destroy not. Hebrew. 'asaph. . Homonym. See note on "receive" ( Numbers 12:14 ; Numbers 12:15 ). my soul . me (emphatic). Hebrew....
9. Gather not my soul with wicked men. Having now affirmed his innocence, he has recourse again to prayer, and calls upon God to defend him....
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: Gather not my soul with sinners - As I have never loved their company, nor followed the...
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: Second part of the main body. As the former part expanded, 'I have walked in min...
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 fo...
Gather not my soul ] 'Do not cut it off.' Let me not share their fate. The persons described in Psalms 26:9-10 are evidently men in places of powe...
Gather not. — Better as in margin. The psalmist prays that he may be spared to worship in the sanctuary, when doom falls on evildoers and carries t...
Psalms 26:1-12 THE image of "the way" which is characteristic of Psalms 25:1-22 reappears in a modified form in this psalm, which speaks of "wal...
a Declaration of Loyalty to God Psalms 26:1-12 In some respects this psalm resembles the previous one, only, instead of entreaties for forgiven...
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 d...
Psalms 24 Proper Psalm for Ascension Day ( Evening ). Psalms 24-26 = Day 5 ( Morning ).
Gather not my soul with sinners ,.... Profligate and abandoned ones, such as are notoriously profane, and who live and die impenitent ones; otherwis...
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: Ver. 9. Gather not my soul with sinners ] I have loved thy house, which sinners neve...
Gather not my soul That is, my life, as it is explained in the next clause; with sinners Profligate and obstinate sinners, as the following words...
Delight in Divine Ordinances. 6 I will wash mine hands in innocency:...
My soul, i.e. my life, as it is explained in the next clause. Do not bind me up in the same bundle, nor put me into the same accursed and miserable...
Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood, In whose hands is wickedness, And their right hand is full of bribes. He prays th...
INTRODUCTION The date of this psalm is uncertain. It is supposed by some to refer to the assassination of Ishbosheth ( 2 Samuel 4:5-12 ); and by oth...
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 cha...
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 ha...
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 o...
Gather not my soul with sinners. The great care and concern now that our souls be not gathered with sinners in the other world, considered and im...
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...
Prayer of One Persecuted without Cause. A psalm of David, who probably composed this hymn when he himself was suffering persecution, being obliged...
Gather not my soul with sinners, binding it up in the same bundle with them, like wheat bound together with tares, nor my life with bloody men , mur...
1 Samuel 22:18 ; 1 Samuel 22:19 ; 1 Samuel 25:29 ; 2 Samuel 16:7 ; 2 Samuel 21:1 ; Malachi 3:18 ; Matthew 24:51 ; Matthew 25:32 ; Matthew 25...
Gather not — Do not bind me up in the same bundle, or put me into the same accursed condition with them.
9 Gathera not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: