I abhor(A) the assembly of evildoers
    and refuse to sit with the wicked.

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I hate those who cling to worthless idols;(A)
    as for me, I trust in the Lord.(B)

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I will not look with approval
    on anything that is vile.(A)

I hate what faithless people do;(B)
    I will have no part in it.
The perverse of heart(C) shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

Whoever slanders their neighbor(D) in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes(E) and a proud heart,
    I will not tolerate.

My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless(F)
    will minister to me.

No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

Every morning(G) I will put to silence
    all the wicked(H) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(I)
    from the city of the Lord.(J)

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21 Do I not hate those(A) who hate you, Lord,
    and abhor(B) those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
    I count them my enemies.(C)

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BOOK I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1

Blessed is the one(A)
    who does not walk(B) in step with the wicked(C)
or stand in the way(D) that sinners take(E)
    or sit(F) in the company of mockers,(G)

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I wrote to you in my letter not to associate(A) with sexually immoral people— 10 not at all meaning the people of this world(B) who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. 11 But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister[a](C) but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater(D) or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 5:11 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in 8:11, 13.

11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(A)

12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

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