26:5 I hate the mob 1 of evil men,
and do not associate 2 with the wicked.
37:9 Wicked men 3 will be wiped out, 4
but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land. 5
64:2 Hide me from the plots of evil men,
from the crowd of evildoers. 6
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 “for evil men.” The conjunction כִּי (ki, “for”) relates to the exhortations in v. 8; there is no reason to be frustrated, for the evildoers will be punished in due time.
4 tn Or “cut off, removed.”
5 tn Heb “and those who wait on the
5 tn Heb “workers of wickedness.”