Psalms 24:4
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
Majority Standard Bible
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In Context
3Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place?
5He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:19When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
Job 17:9Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
Psalms 18:20The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
Psalms 26:6I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,
Psalms 51:12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
Psalms 143:8Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 24:4-7
The Character of True Israelites. 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? or who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. 5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord , and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. From this world, and the fulness thereof, the psalmist's meditations rise, of a sudden to the great… Read the whole commentary →