Psalms 26:6
I will wash my hands among the innocent; and will compass thy altar, O Lord:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
In Context
5I have hated the assembly of the malignant; and with the wicked I will not sit.
7That I may hear the voice of thy praise: and tell of all thy wondrous works.
Cross References
Exodus 30:19Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and feet in it:
Psalms 24:4The innocent in hands, and clean of heart, who hath not taken his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour.
Psalms 73:13And I said: Then have I in vain justified my heart, and washed my hands among the innocent.
Malachi 2:11Juda hath transgressed, and abomination hath been committed in Israel, and in Jerusalem: for Juda hath profaned the holiness of the Lord, which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange God.
John 13:9Simon Peter saith to him: Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.
1 Timothy 2:8I will therefore that men pray in every place, lifting up pure hands, without anger and contention.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 26:2-6
Devout Appeals. 1 Judge me, O Lord ; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord ; therefore I shall not slide. 2 Examine me, O Lord , and prove me; try my reins and my heart. 3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth. 4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. 5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked. It is probable that David penned this psalm when he was persecuted by Saul and his… Read the whole commentary →