Psalms 24:4
2 For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
5 He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
- KJV
- He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
- WEB
- He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.
- ASV
- He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully.
- DARBY
- He that hath blameless hands and a pure heart; who lifteth not up his soul unto vanity, nor sweareth deceitfully:
- BLB
- The one clean of hands and pure of heart, who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, and has not sworn by deceit.
- ÅB
- Den som har uskyldige hender og et rent hjerte,
som ikke har vendt sin sjel til løgn
og ikke har sverget falskt. - OTB
- Den som har skyldfrie hender og et rent hjerte,
Som ikke har vendt sin sjel til løgn
Og ikke har sverget falskt. - B1930
- Den som har uskyldige hender og et rent hjerte, som ikke har vendt sin hu til løgn og ikke har svoret falskelig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Read in contextPsalms 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Read in contextJames 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.
Read in contextJob 17:9
Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
Read in context2 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.
Read in contextPsalms 73:1
Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
Read in contextIsaiah 33:15–16
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—
Read in contextPsalms 26:6
I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,
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