King James Version
Psalms 26:9 in the King James Version says “Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: Gather: or, Take not away bloody: Heb. men of blood” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: Gather: or, Take not away bloody: Heb. men of blood”
Psalms 26:9 · KJV
That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. where: Heb. of the tabernacle of thy honour
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: Gather: or, Take not away bloody: Heb. men of blood
In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. full: Heb. filled with
But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“Gather”
H622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e., remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“not my soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“with bloody”
H1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe
“nor my life”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
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