the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Psalms 24:4
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Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies.
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, and hath not sworn deceitfully.
He that has innocent hands, and a pure heart; Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, And has not sworn deceitfully.
Only those with clean hands and pure hearts, who have not worshiped idols, who have not made promises in the name of a false god.
The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them.
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
He who has clean hands and a pure heart; Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, And has not sworn deceitfully.
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.
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.
The innocent in hondis, and in cleene herte; whiche took not his soule in veyn, nether swoor in gile to his neiybore.
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
Only those who do right for the right reasons, and don't worship idols or tell lies under oath.
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully.
He who has clean hands and a true heart; whose desire has not gone out to foolish things, who has not taken a false oath.
Those with clean hands and pure hearts, who don't make vanities the purpose of their lives or swear oaths just to deceive.
He that hath blameless hands and a pure heart; who lifteth not up his soul unto vanity, nor sweareth deceitfully:
Only those who have not done evil, who have pure hearts, who have not used my name to hide their lies, and who have not made false promises.
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart;
He that hath cleane hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lift vp his soule vnto vanitie, nor sworne deceitfully.
He who has clean hands and a pure heart. He who has not lifted up his soul to what is not true, and has not made false promises.
Those who have clean hands and pure hearts, who do not lift up their souls to what is false, and do not swear deceitfully.
Euen he that hath innocent handes, and a pure heart: which hath not lift vp his minde vnto vanitie, nor sworne deceitfully.
He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not sworn by his soul falsely, nor taken an oath deceitfully.
Those who are pure in act and in thought, who do not worship idols or make false promises.
The clean of hands, and pure of heart, - who hath not uplifted, to falsehood, his soul, nor sworn deceitfully,
(23-4) The innocent in hands, and clean of heart, who hath not taken his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour.
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.
[Euen he that hath] cleane handes, and a pure heart: & that hath not taken his soule in vayne, nor sworne disceiptfully.
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.
The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,who has not appealed to what is false,and who has not sworn deceitfully.
He who has clean hands and a pure heart; Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, And has not sworn deceitfully.
He who is innocent of hands and pure of heart, who does not lift up his soul to falseness, and does not swear deceitfully.
He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity and has not sworn deceit.
The clean of hands, and pure of heart, Who hath not lifted up to vanity his soul, Nor hath sworn to deceit.
Eue he yt hath innocet hodes & a clene herte: which lifteth not vp his mynde vnto vanite, & sweareth not to disceaue.
One who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to deceit And has not sworn deceitfully.
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood And has not sworn deceitfully.
He who has innocent hands and a pure heart,Who has not lifted up his soul to worthlessnessAnd has not sworn deceitfully.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
He that: etc. Heb. the clean of hands, Psalms 18:20, Psalms 26:6, Job 9:30, Job 17:9, Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 1:16, Isaiah 33:15, Isaiah 33:16, 1 Timothy 2:8, James 4:8
pure: Psalms 51:10, Psalms 73:1, Genesis 6:5, Proverbs 20:9, Jeremiah 4:14, Matthew 5:8, Acts 15:9, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Revelation 21:1-4, Revelation 21:27, Revelation 22:14, Revelation 22:15
lifted: Psalms 25:1, Psalms 143:8, Deuteronomy 4:19, Ezekiel 18:6, Ezekiel 18:15, Acts 14:15
sworn: Psalms 15:4, Jeremiah 5:2, Jeremiah 7:9, Jeremiah 7:10, Zechariah 5:3, Zechariah 5:4, Malachi 3:5, 1 Timothy 1:10
Reciprocal: Genesis 20:5 - and innocency Deuteronomy 24:15 - setteth his heart upon it 2 Samuel 22:21 - cleanness Psalms 25:10 - keep Psalms 31:6 - lying Psalms 50:23 - to him Psalms 73:13 - washed Psalms 85:9 - Surely Psalms 118:20 - This gate Isaiah 56:1 - Keep Ezekiel 18:5 - if Ezekiel 18:9 - is just Ezekiel 33:25 - lift up Hosea 4:8 - set their heart on their iniquity 1 Timothy 1:5 - a pure 2 Peter 3:1 - pure
Cross-References
And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord , who appeared unto him.
And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?
Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughers of Laban thy mother's brother.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart,.... Though "clean hands" are mentioned first, as being more obvious to view, and better known, and more subject to the cognizance and observation of others; yet a "pure heart" is first in being and in order; from whence cleanness of hands, when right and truth springs: no man has a pure heart naturally and of himself: the heart is desperately wicked; the imagination of the thoughts of it is evil continually; the mind and conscience are defiled with sin; nor can any man make his heart clean, or say he is pure from sin; but it is God that creates a clean heart, and renews a right spirit within men, and purifies the heart by faith, which is led to the blood of sprinkling, which purges the conscience, and cleanseth it from all sin; and from this purity of heart flows purity of life and conversation, signified by "clean hands"; the hand being the instrument of action, holy actions, or good works, performed from a principle of grace, are meant; the phrase is expressive of a holy, harmless, and innocent conversation, washing the hands being used to denote innocence, Matthew 27:24; not a conversation entirely free from sin, nor by which a man is justified before God; for though he wash his hands ever so clean, they will not be pure in his sight, and will need washing in the blood of the Lamb; but it denotes a conversation upright in general, and declares a man righteous in the sight of men, and distinguishes him from one of a dissolute life, whose hands are full of blood, and defiled with sin;
who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity; or "set his heart upon" g, and desired vain things, as the phrase is sometimes used,
Deuteronomy 24:15; that is, the vain things of this world; as the riches, honours, pleasures, and profits of it; or has not served other gods, the idols of the Gentiles, which are lying vanities, but has lifted up his soul to God, and served him only: or "who hath not received his soul in vain" h; from the hands of God, but loves him with all his soul, believes with the heart in Christ for righteousness, being sanctified by the Spirit of God; and so the desire of his soul is to his name, and the remembrance of him. The "Keri", or marginal reading, according to the points, is, "who hath not lifted up my soul to vanity" i; that is, has not taken the name of God in vain, or swore falsely by his name; his soul being put for his name or himself; and by which he is said sometimes to swear, Jeremiah 51:14; and this sense the Jewish interpreters k generally give into. The Targum seems to take in both the writing of the text and the marginal reading, as it often does, and renders the words, "who hath not sworn in vain, to the condemnation of his soul"; though sometimes to his own disadvantage, yet not to the hurt of others; see Psalms 15:4; it follows,
nor sworn deceitfully; by bearing false witness against any man; or by cheating him out of his substance through a false oath.
g לא נשא נפשו "non inhiat, aut intentus est", Vatablus, Amama; so Gejerus, Michaelis. h So Pagninus. i "Animam meam", Montanus, Vatablus, Hillerus. k Jarchi, Aben Ezra, Kimchi, & Ben Melech in loc.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He that hath clean hands - In the parallel passage in Psalms 15:2, the answer to the question is, “He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness.” The sentiment is substantially the same there as in the passage before us. The meaning is, that he who would be recognized as a friend and worshipper of Yahweh must be an upright man; a person not living in the practice of iniquity, but striving always to do that which is right. The “hands” are the instruments by which we accomplish anything; and hence, to have clean hands is equivalent to being upright. See Job 17:9; Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 59:3; Acts 2:23; Psalms 26:10. The margin here, as the Hebrew, is “the clean of hands.”
And a pure heart - Not merely the one whose external conduct is upright, but whose heart is pure. The great principle is here stated which enters always into true religion, that it does not consist in outward conformity to law, or to the mere performance of rites and ceremonies, or to external morality, but that it controls the heart, and produces purity of motive and of thought.
Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity - Unto that which is “vain,” or which is “false.” This expression might refer to one who had not devoted himself to the worship of an idol - regarded as vain, or as nothing 1 Corinthians 8:6; Isaiah 41:24; Psalms 115:4-8; or to one who had not embraced that which is false and vain in opinion; or to one who had not sworn falsely, or taken the name of God in vain, Exodus 20:7. The probable meaning is, that he has not set his heart on vain things, or that which is false. He has sought after substantial truth, alike in the object of worship, in that which he professes to believe, and in the statements and promises which he makes to others. He aims to secure that which is true and real. He is in no sense “carried away” with that which is unreal and false.
Nor sworn deceitfully - This is one form of that which had been just specified - his love of truth. The idea here is, that he has not affirmed under the solemnities of an oath, that which was false; and that he has not, under similar solemnities, promised what he has not performed. He is a sincere man; a man seeking after the true and the real, and not running after shadows and falsehood; a man true to God and to his fellow-creatures; a man whose statements are in accordance with facts, and whose promises may be always relied on. In the parallel passage, in Psalms 15:2, the statement is, “he that speaketh the truth in his heart.” See the notes at that passage.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 24:4. He that hath clean hands — He whose conscience is irreproachable; whose heart is without deceit and uninfluenced by unholy passions.
Who hath not lifted up his soul — Who has no idolatrous inclination; whose faith is pure, and who conscientiously fulfils his promises and engagements.
