Psalms 26:6
I will wash in innocency my hands, and I will compass thy altar, O Lord:
Leeser Tanakh
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 assemblage of evil-doers; and with the wicked will I not sit.
7That I may publish with a loud voice [my] thanksgiving, and relate all thy wondrous deeds.
Cross References
Exodus 30:19And Aaron and his sons shall wash out of it their hands and their feet.
Psalms 24:4He that is of clean hands, and pure of heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, and hath not sworn deceitfully:
Psalms 73:13Verily in vain have I thus cleansed my heart, and have washed in innocency my hands:
Malachi 2:11Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination hath been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the sanctuary of the Lord which he loveth, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
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 →