Psalms 26:6
אֶרְחַץ בְּנִקָּיוֹן כַּפָּי וַאֲסֹבְבָה אֶת ־ מִזְבַּחֲךָ יְהוָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
In Context
5שָׂנֵאתִי קְהַל מְרֵעִים וְעִם ־ רְשָׁעִים לֹא אֵשֵֽׁב ׃
7לַשְׁמִעַ בְּקוֹל תּוֹדָה וּלְסַפֵּר כָּל ־ נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ ׃
Cross References
Exodus 30:19וְרָחֲצוּ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו מִמֶּנּוּ אֶת ־ יְדֵיהֶם וְאֶת ־ רַגְלֵיהֶֽם ׃
Psalms 24:4נְקִי כַפַּיִם וּֽבַר ־ לֵבָב אֲשֶׁר ׀ לֹא ־ נָשָׂא לַשָּׁוְא נַפְשִׁי וְלֹא נִשְׁבַּע לְמִרְמָֽה ׃
Psalms 73:13אַךְ ־ רִיק זִכִּיתִי לְבָבִי וָאֶרְחַץ בְּנִקָּיוֹן כַּפָּֽי ׃
Malachi 2:11בָּגְדָה יְהוּדָה וְתוֹעֵבָה נֶעֶשְׂתָה בְיִשְׂרָאֵל וּבִירֽוּשָׁלִָם כִּי ׀ חִלֵּל יְהוּדָה קֹדֶשׁ יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר אָהֵב וּבָעַל בַּת ־ אֵל נֵכָֽר ׃
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 →