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Psalms Chapter 73 verse 13 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 73:13

Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;
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BBE Psalms 73:13

As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness;
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DARBY Psalms 73:13

Truly have I purified my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency:
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KJV Psalms 73:13

Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
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WBT Psalms 73:13

Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.
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WEB Psalms 73:13

Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocence,
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YLT Psalms 73:13

Only -- a vain thing! I have purified my heart, And I wash in innocency my hands,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 13. - Verily, I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. Such was the psalmist's first instinctive feeling, when he noticed the prosperity of the wicked. The Prayer book Version inserts, between this verse and the last, the words, "and I said;" which is correct, though somewhat free, exegesis. Compare with the expression, "I have washed my hands in innocency," Job's remarkable words, "If I wash myself with snow, and make my hands never so clean" (Job 9:30).

Ellicott's Commentary