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Psalms 26:6

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

KJV

In petra exaltavit me, et nunc exaltavit caput meum super inimicos meos. Circuivi, et immolavi in tabernaculo ejus hostiam vociferationis ; cantabo, et psalmum dicam Domino.

Vulgate

καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ ὕψωσεν τὴν κεφαλήν μου ἐπ’ ἐχθρούς μου· ἐκύκλωσα καὶ ἔθυσα ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ αὐτοῦ θυσίαν ἀλαλαγμοῦ, ᾄσομαι καὶ ψαλῶ τῷ κυρίῳ.

LXX

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

ASV

אֶרְחַ֣ץ בְּ/נִקָּי֣וֹן כַּפָּ֑/י וַ/אֲסֹבְבָ֖ה אֶת מִזְבַּחֲ/ךָ֣ יְהוָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
כַּ֥ף
kp
noun · 191×
מִּזְבֵּ֖חַ
mzbch
noun · 402×
נִי
ny
verb · 158×
נִקָּי֣וֹן
nqyvn
noun · 5×
רָחַ֥ץ
rchts
verb · 72×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 11:28 — But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
  • 1Tim 2:8 — I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
  • Dan 6:22 — My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
  • Deut 21:6 — And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
  • Exod 30:19 — For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:
  • Exod 30:19 — For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:
  • Exod 38:8 — And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
  • Exod 40:7 — And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
  • Heb 10:19 — Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
  • Isa 1:16 — Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
  • Isa 1:16 — Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
  • Jas 4:8 — Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
  • Job 9:30 — If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
  • Job 17:9 — The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
  • John 13:9 — Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
  • Lev 8:6 — And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
  • Mal 2:11 — Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange
  • Mark 7:4 — And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
  • Matt 5:23 — Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
  • Matt 27:24 — When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see
  • Ps 24:4 — He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
  • Ps 24:4 — He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
  • Ps 27:4 — One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
  • Ps 27:6 — And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
  • Ps 43:4 — Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
  • Ps 43:4 — Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
  • Ps 73:13 — Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
  • Ps 73:13 — Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
  • Ps 134:2 — Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
  • Titus 3:5 — Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;