“When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.”
The description of the wicked as befriending thieves and consenting to adultery establishes their fellowship with criminal and immoral behavior. The specific mention of thieves suggests association with those who take what does not belong to them; the wicked share in the violators' transgression. The reference to adultery suggests sexual immorality and the violation of family covenant. The mention of consent suggests active participation rather than passive contamination; the wicked deliberately choose association with wrongdoing. This verse identifies the specific transgressions into which the wicked have fallen: theft and sexual immorality.
Church Fathers on Psalms 50:18
1. How much avails the Word of God to us for the correction of our life, both regarding His rewards to be expected, and His punishments to be feared, let each one measure in himself; and let him put his conscience without deceit before His eyes, and not flatter himself in a danger so great: for you see that even our Lord God Himself does flatter no one: though He comforts us by promising His blessings, and by strengthening our hope; yet them that live ill and despise His word…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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