Psalms 26:6
I will bathe, in pureness, my hands,—so will I go in procession around thine altar, O Yahweh;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 convocation of evil-doers, and, with lawless men, would I not sit;
7To sound aloud a song, and to recount all thy wonderful doings.
Cross References
Exodus 30:19So shall Aaron and his sons bathe thereat,—their hands, and their feet.
Psalms 24:4The clean of hands, and pure of heart,—who hath not uplifted, to falsehood, his soul, nor sworn deceitfully,
Psalms 73:13Altogether in vain, Have I cleansed my heart, And bathed in pureness, my hands;
Malachi 2:11Judah, hath dealt treacherously, and, an abomination, hath been wrought in Israel, and in Jerusalem,— for Judah, had profaned, the holy place of Yahweh, which he had loved, and hath taken to himself the daughter of a foreign GOD.
John 13:9Simon Peter saith unto him—Lord! not my feet only, but my hands also, and my head.
1 Timothy 2:8I am minded, therefore, that—the men in every place be offering prayer, uplifting hands of lovingkindness, apart from anger and disputings;
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 →