Psalms 26:5
I hate the mob of evildoers,
What it says
He hates the assembly of evildoers and refuses to sit with the wicked.
What it is doing
This verse intensifies the psalm's rejection of corrupt fellowship.
In context
1Of David. 2Test me, O LORD, and try me; 3For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, 4I do not sit with deceitful men, 5I hate the mob of evildoers, 6I wash my hands in innocence 7to raise my voice in thanksgiving 8O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, 9Do not take my soul away with sinners, 10in whose hands are wicked schemes, 11But I will walk with integrity; 12My feet stand on level ground;