Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with those who are bloodthirsty, New Living Translation Don’t let me suffer the fate of sinners. Don’t condemn me along with murderers. English Standard Version Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men, Berean Standard Bible Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed, King James Bible Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: New King James Version Do not gather my soul with sinners, Nor my life with bloodthirsty men, New American Standard Bible Do not take my soul away along with sinners, Nor my life with men of bloodshed, NASB 1995 Do not take my soul away along with sinners, Nor my life with men of bloodshed, NASB 1977 Do not take my soul away along with sinners, Nor my life with men of bloodshed, Legacy Standard Bible Do not take my soul away along with sinners, Nor my life with men of bloodshed, Amplified Bible Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, Nor [sweep away] my life with men of bloodshed, Christian Standard Bible Do not destroy me along with sinners, or my life along with men of bloodshed Holman Christian Standard Bible Do not destroy me along with sinners, or my life along with men of bloodshed American Standard Version Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood; Contemporary English Version Don't sweep me away, as you do sinners. Don't punish me with death as you do those people who are brutal English Revised Version Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood: GOD'S WORD® Translation Do not sweep away my soul along with hardened sinners or my life along with bloodthirsty people. Good News Translation Do not destroy me with the sinners; spare me from the fate of murderers-- International Standard Version Do not group me with sinners, nor include me with men who shed blood. Majority Standard Bible Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed, NET Bible Do not sweep me away with sinners, or execute me along with violent people, New Heart English Bible Do not gather my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men; Webster's Bible Translation Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: World English Bible Don’t gather my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionDo not gather my soul with sinners, "" And my life with men of blood, Young's Literal Translation Do not gather with sinners my soul, And with men of blood my life, Smith's Literal Translation Thou wilt not gather my soul with the sinning, and my life with men of bloods: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTake not away my soul, O God, with the wicked: nor my life with bloody men: Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Do not take me away with sinners, nor my life with the men of blood, New Revised Standard Version Do not sweep me away with sinners, nor my life with the bloodthirsty, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleDestroy me not with sinners nor my life with bloody men, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Do not destroy me with the sinners, or my life with bloody men. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood; Brenton Septuagint Translation Destroy not my soul together with the ungodly, nor my life with bloody men: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Vindicate Me, O LORD…8O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides. 9Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed, 10in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.… Cross References Proverbs 1:15-16 my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path. / For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood. Proverbs 4:14-15 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. / Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by. Proverbs 24:1-2 Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; / for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble. Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. Psalm 119:115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God. Isaiah 1:15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. Isaiah 33:15 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— Jeremiah 15:17 I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation. Jeremiah 7:16 As for you, do not pray for these people, do not offer a plea or petition on their behalf, and do not beg Me, for I will not listen to you. Ezekiel 9:4-6 “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.” / And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone! / Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple. Matthew 7:22-23 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ / Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’ Matthew 25:31-33 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. / He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. Luke 13:26-27 Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ / And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’ John 17:15 I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. Romans 16:17-18 Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. / For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. Treasury of Scripture Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: Gather not. Psalm 28:1-3 A Psalm of David. Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit… 1 Samuel 25:29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling. Malachi 3:18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. bloody men [heb. Psalm 51:14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. Psalm 55:23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. Psalm 139:19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. Jump to Previous Blood Bloodshed Bloodthirsty Bloody Gather Life Numbered Sinners Soul SweepJump to Next Blood Bloodshed Bloodthirsty Bloody Gather Life Numbered Sinners Soul SweepPsalm 26 1. David resorts to God in confidence of his integrityDo not take my soul The phrase "Do not take my soul" is a heartfelt plea from David, the psalmist, expressing his desire for divine protection and separation from the fate of the wicked. The Hebrew word for "soul" here is "nephesh," which often denotes the life or the very essence of a person. In the ancient Hebrew context, the soul was not just a part of a person but represented the whole being. David's request is not merely for physical preservation but for the safeguarding of his entire being from the consequences of sin and association with the wicked. This plea reflects a deep trust in God's justice and mercy, acknowledging that God alone has the power over life and death. along with sinners or my life with men of bloodshed Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Do notאַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not take תֶּאֱסֹ֣ף (te·’ĕ·sōp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove my soul נַפְשִׁ֑י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion away with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with sinners, חַטָּאִ֣ים (ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2400: A criminal, one accounted guilty or my life חַיָּֽי׃ (ḥay·yāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life with וְעִם־ (wə·‘im-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with men אַנְשֵׁ֖י (’an·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of bloodshed, דָמִ֣ים (ḏā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed Links Psalm 26:9 NIVPsalm 26:9 NLT Psalm 26:9 ESV Psalm 26:9 NASB Psalm 26:9 KJV Psalm 26:9 BibleApps.com Psalm 26:9 Biblia Paralela Psalm 26:9 Chinese Bible Psalm 26:9 French Bible Psalm 26:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 26:9 Don't gather my soul with sinners (Psalm Ps Psa.) |