King James Version
Psalms 73:13 in the King James Version says “Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 73 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.”
Psalms 73:13 · KJV
And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
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.
For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. chastened: Heb. my chastisement was
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
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“my hands”
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-
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