Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god. New Living Translation Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies. English Standard Version He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. Berean Standard Bible He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully. King James Bible He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. New King James Version He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully. New American Standard Bible One who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to deceit And has not sworn deceitfully. NASB 1995 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood And has not sworn deceitfully. NASB 1977 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, And has not sworn deceitfully. Legacy Standard Bible He who has innocent hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to worthlessness And has not sworn deceitfully. Amplified Bible He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to what is false, Nor has sworn [oaths] deceitfully. Christian Standard Bible The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not appealed to what is false, and who has not sworn deceitfully. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not set his mind on what is false, and who has not sworn deceitfully. American Standard Version He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully. Contemporary English Version Only those who do right for the right reasons, and don't worship idols or tell lies under oath. English Revised Version He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, and hath not sworn deceitfully. GOD'S WORD® Translation [The one who] has clean hands and a pure heart and does not long for what is false or lie when he is under oath. Good News Translation Those who are pure in act and in thought, who do not worship idols or make false promises. International Standard Version The one who has innocent hands and a pure heart; the person who does not delight in what is false and does not swear an oath deceitfully. Majority Standard Bible He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully. NET Bible The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them. New Heart English Bible He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully. Webster's Bible Translation He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. World English Bible He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe clean of hands, and pure of heart, "" Who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, "" Nor has sworn to deceit. Young's Literal Translation The clean of hands, and pure of heart, Who hath not lifted up to vanity his soul, Nor hath sworn to deceit. Smith's Literal Translation The blameless one of hands and the clean of heart; who lifted not up his soul to vanity, and swore not for deceit. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe innocent in hands, and clean of heart, who hath not taken his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible “The clean of hand and pure of heart, who has not given his soul to useless things, what is vain. New Revised Standard Version Those who have clean hands and pure hearts, who do not lift up their souls to what is false, and do not swear deceitfully. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not sworn by his soul falsely, nor taken an oath deceitfully. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He who purifies his hands and is chosen in his heart, and does not swear in his soul with lies nor swears with deceit. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not taken My name in vain, And hath not sworn deceitfully. Brenton Septuagint Translation He that is innocent in his hands and pure in his heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Earth is the LORD's…3Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place? 4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully. 5He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation.… Cross References Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. James 4:8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 1 Timothy 2:8 Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension. 1 John 3:3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure. Hebrews 10:22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart. Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things. 2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Ephesians 5:8-10 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, / for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. / Test and prove what pleases the Lord. Colossians 3:5-10 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. / When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways. ... Isaiah 33:15 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— Psalm 15:2-3 He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, / who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend, Proverbs 22:11 He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend. Isaiah 1:16-17 Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” Jeremiah 4:14 Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you? Treasury of Scripture He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He that. Psalm 18:20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. Psalm 26:6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD: Job 9:30 If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; pure Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 73:1 A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. Genesis 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. lifted Psalm 25:1 A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. Psalm 143:8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. Deuteronomy 4:19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. sworn Psalm 15:4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. Jeremiah 5:2 And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. Jeremiah 7:9,10 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; … Jump to Previous Clean Deceit Deceitfully Desire False. Falsehood Foolish Hands Heart Idol Lifted Oath Pure Soul Swear Sweareth Sworn True. Vain VanityJump to Next Clean Deceit Deceitfully Desire False. Falsehood Foolish Hands Heart Idol Lifted Oath Pure Soul Swear Sweareth Sworn True. Vain VanityPsalm 24 1. God's Lordship in the world3. The citizens of his spiritual kingdom 7. An exhortation to receive him He who has clean hands The phrase "clean hands" in Psalm 24:4 refers to innocence and purity in one's actions. In Hebrew, the word for "clean" is "naqiy," which implies being free from guilt or innocent. The imagery of "clean hands" is often used in the Bible to symbolize moral integrity and righteous behavior. In ancient Israel, physical cleanliness was a significant aspect of religious rituals, symbolizing spiritual purity. This phrase encourages believers to live a life of integrity, ensuring that their actions align with God's standards. and a pure heart who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully Vanity.--Evidently, from the parallelism, in the sense of falsehood, as in Job 31:5. Deceitfully.--Literally, to fraud, from a root meaning to trip up. The LXX. and Vulg. add (from Psalms 15) "to his neighbour." Verse 4. - He that hath clean hands. He whose hands are free from acts of sin (comp. Psalm 15:2-5), and not only so, but he who hath also a pure heart, since the heart is the source of all evil (Matthew 15:19, 20), and wrongful words and wicked acts are the necessary results of the heart being impure. "God's demands upon his people," as Hengstenberg observes, "go beyond the domain of action. Those only see him - those only are fit to ascend into his hill - who have a pure heart." Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity; i.e. who has not lusted after vain and worthless things, whose desires are subdued, brought into captivity to the Law of God, and kept under strict control. This is really implied in purity of heart. Nor sworn deceitfully. False swearing is the worst - or, at any rate, one of the worst - sins of the tongue. The psalmist means to say that a man is not fit to draw near to God unless he is righteous in act, in thought, and in word.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He who has cleanנְקִ֥י (nə·qî) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 5355: Clean, free from, exempt hands כַפַּ֗יִם (ḵap·pa·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan and a pure וּֽבַר־ (ū·ḇar-) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 1249: Beloved, pure, empty heart, לֵ֫בָ֥ב (lê·ḇāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart who אֲשֶׁ֤ר ׀ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that does not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no lift up נָשָׂ֣א (nā·śā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take his soul נַפְשִׁ֑י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion to falsehood, לַשָּׁ֣וְא (laš·šāw) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7723: Evil, idolatry, uselessness who does not וְלֹ֖א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no swear נִשְׁבַּ֣ע (niš·ba‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear deceitfully. לְמִרְמָֽה׃ (lə·mir·māh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4820: Deceit, treachery Links Psalm 24:4 NIVPsalm 24:4 NLT Psalm 24:4 ESV Psalm 24:4 NASB Psalm 24:4 KJV Psalm 24:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 24:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 24:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 24:4 French Bible Psalm 24:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 24:4 He who has clean hands (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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