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Psalms 26:5

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"I have hated the congregation of evil doers." But to arrive at this council of vanity, congregations of evil doers are formed, which I have hated. "And I will not sit with the ungodly" [Psalm 26:5]. And, therefore, with such a council, with the ungodly, I will not sit, that is, I will not place my consent. "And I will not sit with the ungodly."

On the Psalms, Psalm 26 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

Likewise, the aforesaid sins are thought in the heart; hence he says, "I have hated the assembly of evildoers," that is, the congregation of the malicious: Ps. 118: "I have hated the wicked," that is, their fault and iniquity. Third, he sets forth sin against God, which is impiety; and therefore he says, "And with the wicked," that is, heretics and schismatics, "I will not sit," that is, I will not share in their doctrines: Heb. 13: "Do not be led away by various and strange doctrines."

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗