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Psalms 26:5-6

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26:5 I hate the mob 1  of evil men,

and do not associate 2  with the wicked.

26:6 I maintain a pure lifestyle, 3 

so I can appear before your altar, 4  O Lord,

1 tn Heb “assembly, company.”

2 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.

3 tn Heb “I wash my hands in innocence.” The psalmist uses an image from cultic ritual to picture his moral lifestyle. The imperfect verbal emphasizes that this is his habit.

4 tn Heb “so I can go around your altar” (probably in ritual procession). Following the imperfect of the preceding line, the cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose or result.



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