Psalms 73:13
Altogether in vain, Have I cleansed my heart, And bathed in pureness, my hands;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
In Context
12Lo! these, are the lawless, Who are secure for an age, They have attained unto wealth.
14And yet been smitten all the day, And been rebuked morning by morning!
Cross References
Job 9:27If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will lay aside my sad countenance, and brighten up,
Job 9:31Then, in a ditch, wouldst thou plunge me, and mine own clothes should abhor me:
Job 34:9For he hath said, It profiteth not a man, when, his good pleasure, is with God.
Psalms 24:4The clean of hands, and pure of heart,—who hath not uplifted, to falsehood, his soul, nor sworn deceitfully,
Psalms 51:10A pure heart, create for me, O God, And, a steadfast spirit, renew within me.
Hebrews 10:19Having therefore, brethren, freedom of speech for the entrance through the Holy place, by the blood of Jesus,
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 →