Psalms 73:13
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Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
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Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’
I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,
For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’
For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’