Psalms 24:4
The clean of hands, and pure of heart, Who hath not lifted up to vanity his soul, Nor hath sworn to deceit.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
3Who goeth up into the hill of Jehovah? And who riseth up in His holy place?
5He beareth away a blessing from Jehovah, Righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:19'And lest thou lift up thine eyes towards the heavens, and hast seen the sun, and the moon, and the stars, all the host of the heavens, and thou hast been forced, and hast bowed thyself to them, and served them, which Jehovah thy God hath apportioned to all the peoples under the whole heavens.
Job 17:9And the righteous layeth hold [on] his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And — dumb are they all.
Psalms 18:20Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.
Psalms 26:6I wash in innocency my hands, And I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah.
Psalms 51:12Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, And a willing spirit doth sustain me.
Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted 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 →