Psalms 119:115

Psalms 119:115. Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

Holy men often find that, in order to be holy, they have to be solitary. It sometimes happens that the force of evil companionship is too much for the gracious heart to bear, and the Christian man has to say to the ungodly, "Depart from me." Now, if even godly David had to say to evil-doers "Depart from me," you need not wonder that the Lord Jesus Christ will one day say to all impenitent men, "Depart from me, ye evil-doers." If we keep the commandments of our God, we shall often have to walk in a separate path from the ungodly; and even if we do not keep ourselves to ourselves, we shall keep ourselves to our God.