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“What are mortals, that they could be pure, or those born of woman, that they could be righteous?
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If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,
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yet my hands have been free of violence and my prayer is pure.
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How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
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If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes,
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The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.
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“If I have put my trust in gold or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’
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‘I am pure, I have done no wrong; I am clean and free from sin.
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to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
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The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous.
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They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb.
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You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.
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The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.
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Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
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BOOK III
Psalms 73–89
Psalm 73
A psalm of Asaph.
Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
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Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence.
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Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold,
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The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure in his sight.
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All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord.
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Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin”?
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Even small children are known by their actions, so is their conduct really pure and upright?
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One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.
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those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;
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His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.
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His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars.
