Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

I wash my hands in innocence
and go around Your altar, Lord,

New American Standard Bible

I shall wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,

King James Version

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:

International Standard Version

I wash my hands innocently. I go around your altar, LORD,

A Conservative Version

I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will encompass thine altar, O LORD,

American Standard Version

I will wash my hands in innocency: So will I compass thine altar, O Jehovah;

Amplified


I will wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,

Bible in Basic English

I will make my hands clean from sin; so will I go round your altar, O Lord;

Darby Translation

I will wash my hands in innocency, and will encompass thine altar, O Jehovah,

Julia Smith Translation

I will wash my hands in cleanness, and I will surround thine altar, O Jehovah:

King James 2000

I will wash my hands in innocence: so will I go about your altar, O LORD:

Lexham Expanded Bible

I will wash my hands in innocence, and I will walk about your altar, O Yahweh,

Modern King James verseion

I will wash my hands in innocency; so I will go around Your altar, O Jehovah,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I wash my hands with innocency, O LORD, and so will I go to thine altar,

NET Bible

I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O Lord,

New Heart English Bible

I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will go about your altar, LORD;

The Emphasized Bible

I will bathe, in pureness, my hands, - so will I go in procession around thine altar, O Yahweh;

Webster

I will wash my hands in innocence: so will I compass thy altar, O LORD:

World English Bible

I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will go about your altar, Yahweh;

Youngs Literal Translation

I wash in innocency my hands, And I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah.

References

Context Readings

Prayer For Vindication

5 I hate a crowd of evildoers,
and I do not sit with the wicked.
6 I wash my hands in innocence
and go around Your altar, Lord,
7 raising my voice in thanksgiving
and telling about Your wonderful works.


Cross References

Psalm 73:13

Did I purify my heart
and wash my hands in innocence for nothing?

Exodus 30:19-20

Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and feet from the basin.

Psalm 43:4

Then I will come to the altar of God,
to God, my greatest joy.
I will praise You with the lyre,
God, my God.

Psalm 24:4

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.

Isaiah 1:16-18

“Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves.
Remove your evil deeds from My sight.
Stop doing evil.

Malachi 2:11-13

Judah has acted treacherously, and a detestable thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the Lord’s sanctuary, which He loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

Matthew 5:23-24

So if you are offering your gift on the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you,

1 Corinthians 11:28-29

So a man should examine himself; in this way he should eat the bread and drink from the cup.

1 Timothy 2:8

Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.

Titus 3:5

He saved us
not by works of righteousness that we had done,
but according to His mercy,
through the washing of regeneration
and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 10:19-22

Therefore, brothers, since we have boldness to enter the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus,

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