Psalms 73:13
Only — a vain thing! I have purified my heart, And I wash in innocency my hands,
Young's Literal Translation
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 wicked and easy ones of the age, They have increased strength.
14And I am plagued all the day, And my reproof [is] every morning.
Cross References
Job 9:27Though I say, 'I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'
Job 9:31Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.
Job 34:9For he hath said, 'It doth not profit a man, When he delighteth himself with God.'
Psalms 24:4The clean of hands, and pure of heart, Who hath not lifted up to vanity his soul, Nor hath sworn to deceit.
Psalms 51:10A clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.
Hebrews 10:19Having, therefore, brethren, boldness for the entrance into the holy places, in 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 →