26:4 I do not associate 1 with deceitful men,
or consort 2 with those who are dishonest. 3
26:5 I hate the mob 4 of evil men,
and do not associate 5 with the wicked.
119:115 Turn away from me, you evil men,
so that I can observe 6 the commands of my God. 7
15:17 I did not spend my time in the company of other people,
laughing and having a good time.
I stayed to myself because I felt obligated to you 8
and because I was filled with anger at what they had done.
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 “assembly, company.”
5 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.
6 tn The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
7 tn The psalmist has already declared that he observes God’s commands despite persecution, so here the idea must be “so that I might observe the commands of my God unhindered by threats.”
8 tn Heb “because of your hand.”