Psalms 26:5

26:5 I hate the mob ¹  of evil men,

and do not associate ²  with the wicked.

Psalms 37:9

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 

Psalms 64:2

64:2 Hide me from the plots of evil men,

from the crowd of evildoers. ⁶ 

[26:5]  ¹ tn Heb “assembly, company.”

[26:5]  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.

[37:9]  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.

[37:9]  ⁴ tn Or “cut off, removed.”

[37:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “and those who wait on the Lord, they will possess the land.”

[64:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “workers of wickedness.”