Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Saints deprecate
“O my soul, do not come into their secret council;
Let not my glory (honor) be united with their assembly [for I knew nothing of their plot];
Because in their anger they killed men [an honored man, Shechem, and the Shechemites],
And in their self-will they lamed oxen.
Depart from me, all you who do evil,
For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.
In his eyes an evil person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord [and obediently worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].
He keeps his word even to his own disadvantage and does not change it [for his own benefit];
A perverse heart shall depart from me;
I will not tolerate evil.
Leave me, you evildoers,
That I may keep the commandments of my God [honoring and obeying them].
Go away from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.