I do not sit with men of falsehood,
nor do I consort with hypocrites.
I hate the assembly of evildoers,
and I will not sit with the wicked.
Psalm 26 is a song, written by King David, about his relationship with Yahweh. It is a worship song and meant to be song upon entering into the great assembly (verse 12). It parallels both Psalm 15 and Psalm 24. All three songs have a similar theme of coming to God and being pure in walking with God. In the above two verses we see David speaking to God regarding his relationship with evil men. He states he hates the assembly of evil doers. Again, this is in contrast to his wanting to be stand in the great assembly, which is a reference to God’s people:
Psalms 26:12 (ESV)
My foot stands on level ground;
in the great assembly I will bless the LORD.
Those who walk with God should have an appetite for hanging out with those who also want to walk with God. Those who want to walk with God should hate evil doers. Note Psalm 15 and 24:
Psalms 15:4a (ESV)
in whose eyes a vile person is despised,
but who honors those who fear the LORD;
Psalms 24:4 (ESV)
He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to what is false
and does not swear deceitfully.
There is a different mindset for those who love God and want to serve him vs those who want to be engaged in the activities of evil men. This different mindset is a key indicator of our position before God. Those who love God do not love the world:
James 4:4 (ESV)
You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
David in this song of praise wants to express to God his devotion to God and his despising of the world. That is pure worship.
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