Psalms 73:13New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure And washed my hands in innocence;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Verily I have cleansed my heart [in] vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocency;
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Verily I have cleansed my heart [in] vain, and washed my hands in innocence.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Truly have I purified my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency:
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Altogether in vain, Have I cleansed my heart, And bathed in pureness, my hands;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Only—a vain thing! I have purified my heart, And I wash in innocency my hands,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And I said: Then have I in vain justified my heart, and washed my hands among the innocent.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Certainely I haue clensed mine heart in vaine, and washed mine hands in innocencie.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Uerily I haue cleansed my heart in vaine, and washed my hands in innocencie.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— As for me, I have cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocence.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And I said, Verily in vain have I justified my heart, and washed my hands in innocency.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Verily I have cleansed my heart [in] vain, and washed my hands in innocency. |
Verily
x389 (0389) Complementאַךְ'ak{ak}
Akin to H0403; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only.
I have cleansed
2135 {2135} Primeזָכַהzakah{zaw-kaw'}
A primitive root (compare H2141); to be translucent; figuratively to be innocent.
z8765 <8765> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 2121
my heart
3824 {3824} Primeלֵבָבlebab{lay-bawb'}
From H3823; the heart (as the most interior organ); used also like H3820.
[ in] vain,
7385 {7385} Primeרִיקriyq{reek}
From H7324; emptiness; figuratively a worthless thing; adverbially in vain.
and washed
7364 {7364} Primeרָחַץrachats{raw-khats'}
A primitive root; to lave (the whole or a part of the thing).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
my hands
3709 {3709} Primeכַּףkaph{kaf}
From H3721; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm tree); figuratively power.
in innocency.
5356 {5356} Primeנִקָּיוֹןniqqayown{nik-kaw-yone'}
From H5352; clearness (literally or figuratively). |
Psalms 73:13-14
_ _ The Psalmist, partaking of these troubles, is especially disturbed in view of his own case, that with all his diligent efforts for a holy life, he is still sorely tried. |
Psalms 73:13
In vain — Hence I was sometimes tempted, to think that religion was a vain, unprofitable thing. True religion is here described by its two principal parts, the cleansing of the heart, and the hands. |
- Verily:
Job 9:27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort [myself]:
Job 9:31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
Job 21:15 What [is] the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Job 34:9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
Job 35:3 For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? [and], What profit shall I have, [if I be cleansed] from my sin?
Malachi 3:14 Ye have said, It [is] vain to serve God: and what profit [is it] that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?
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- washed:
Psalms 24:4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Psalms 26:6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Hebrews 10:19-22 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, ... Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
James 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.
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