Psalms 73:13
אַךְ ־ רִיק זִכִּיתִי לְבָבִי וָאֶרְחַץ בְּנִקָּיוֹן כַּפָּֽי ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
In Context
12הִנֵּה ־ אֵלֶּה רְשָׁעִים וְשַׁלְוֵי עוֹלָם הִשְׂגּוּ ־ חָֽיִל ׃
14וָאֱהִי נָגוּעַ כָּל ־ הַיּוֹם וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לַבְּקָרִֽים ׃
Cross References
Job 9:27אִם ־ אָמְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָה שִׂיחִי אֶעֶזְבָה פָנַי וְאַבְלִֽיגָה ׃
Job 9:31אָז בַּשַּׁחַת תִּטְבְּלֵנִי וְתִֽעֲבוּנִי שַׂלְמוֹתָֽי ׃
Job 34:9כִּֽי ־ אָמַר לֹא יִסְכָּן ־ גָּבֶר בִּרְצֹתוֹ עִם ־ אֱלֹהִֽים ׃
Psalms 24:4נְקִי כַפַּיִם וּֽבַר ־ לֵבָב אֲשֶׁר ׀ לֹא ־ נָשָׂא לַשָּׁוְא נַפְשִׁי וְלֹא נִשְׁבַּע לְמִרְמָֽה ׃
Psalms 51:10תַּשְׁמִיעֵנִי שָׂשׂוֹן וְשִׂמְחָה תָּגֵלְנָה עֲצָמוֹת דִּכִּֽיתָ ׃
Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:2-15
God's Goodness to His People; Unsanctified Prosperity. 1 Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. 3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. 5 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. 6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. 7… Read the whole commentary →