Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence,
Parallel translations
- KJV Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
- BSB Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
- NKJV Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, And washed my hands in innocence.
- NASB Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure And washed my hands in innocence;
- NLT Did I keep my heart pure for nothing? Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?
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Cross-references · 11
- Ps 26:6I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will go about your altar, Yahweh;
- Job 21:15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?’
- Job 34:9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.’
- Job 35:3That you ask, ‘What advantage will it be to you? What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?’
- Ps 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
- Mal 3:14You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God;’ and ‘What profit is it that we have followed his instructions, and that we have walked mournfully before Yahweh of Armies?
- Heb 10:19–22Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
- Jas 4:8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- Job 9:31yet you will plunge me in the ditch. My own clothes shall abhor me.
- Ps 24:4He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.
- Job 9:27If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face, and cheer up;’
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