26:4 I do not associate 1 with deceitful men,
or consort 2 with those who are dishonest. 3
101:7 Deceitful people will not live in my palace. 4
Liars will not be welcome in my presence. 5
119:104 Your precepts give me discernment.
Therefore I hate all deceitful actions. 6
119:128 For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts. 7
I hate all deceitful actions. 8
1 tn Heb “sit.”
2 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.
3 tn Heb “[those who] conceal themselves.”
4 tn Heb “he will not live in the midst of my house, one who does deceit.”
5 tn Heb “one who speaks lies will not be established before my eyes.”
6 tn Heb “every false path.”
7 tn Heb “for this reason all the precepts of everything I regard as right.” The phrase “precepts of everything” is odd. It is preferable to take the kaf (כ) on כֹּל (kol, “everything) with the preceding form as a pronominal suffix, “your precepts,” and the lamed (ל) with the following verb as an emphatic particle. See L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 138.
8 tn Heb “every false path.”