Psalms 73:13

73:12 Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

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Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence,

Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

Truly I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.

73:14 For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. chastened: Heb. my chastisement was

What does Psalms 73:13 mean?

Psalms 73:13 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָכָה (zâkâh), לֵבָב (lêbâb), רִיק (rîyq).

Hebrew interlinear

Verily

have

cleansedזָכָהzâkâh/zaw-kaw'/H2135to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocent

heartלֵבָבlêbâb/lay-bawb'/H3824the heart (as the most interior organ);

vain,רִיקrîyq/reek/H7385emptiness; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain

and

washedרָחַץrâchats/raw-khats'/H7364to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)

handsכַּףkaph/kaf/H3709the 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

innocency.נִקָּיוֹןniqqâyôwn/nik-kaw-yone'/H5356clearness (literally or figuratively)

Topics

Doubting Integrity Meditation Murmuring Punishment of the Wicked, the Rich, The Righteousness of God, the Temptation Washing Wicked Worldliness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 73:13.

Genesis 20:5

Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. integrity: or, simplicity, or, sincerity

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 73:13 say?

Psalms 73:13 (King James Version) reads: "Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency."

Is Psalms 73:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 73:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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