He who has (A)clean hands and (B)a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,
Nor (C)sworn deceitfully.

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10 (A)Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

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(A)Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and (C)purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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Yet the righteous will hold to his (A)way,
And he who has (B)clean hands will be stronger and stronger.

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The Corinthians’ Repentance

Therefore,(A) having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

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BOOK THREE

Psalms 73–89

The Tragedy of the Wicked, and the Blessedness of Trust in God

A Psalm of (A)Asaph.

73 Truly God is good to Israel,
To such as are pure in heart.

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15 He who (A)walks righteously and speaks uprightly,
He who despises the gain of oppressions,
Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes,
Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed,
And (B)shuts his eyes from seeing evil:
16 He will dwell on [a]high;
His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks;
Bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 33:16 Lit. heights

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

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Men and Women in the Church

I desire therefore that the men pray (A)everywhere, (B)lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;

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20 (A)The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands
He has recompensed me.

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(A)and made no distinction between us and them, (B)purifying their hearts by faith.

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15 (A)When you [a]spread out your hands,
I will hide My eyes from you;
(B)Even though you make many prayers,
I will not hear.
Your hands are full of [b]blood.

16 “Wash(C) yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
(D)Cease to do evil,

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  1. Isaiah 1:15 Pray
  2. Isaiah 1:15 bloodshed

Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness (A)in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
(B)Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For (C)I lift up my soul to You.

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(A)In whose eyes a vile person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord;
He who (B)swears to his own hurt and does not change;

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(A)If he has not eaten [a]on the mountains,
Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,
Nor (B)defiled his neighbor’s wife,
Nor approached (C)a woman during her impurity;

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  1. Ezekiel 18:6 At the mountain shrines

14 (A)Blessed are those who [a]do His commandments, that they may have the right (B)to the tree of life, (C)and may enter through the gates into the city. 15 [b]But (D)outside are (E)dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.

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  1. Revelation 22:14 NU wash their robes,
  2. Revelation 22:15 NU, M omit But

27 But (A)there shall by no means enter it anything [a]that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s (B)Book of Life.

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  1. Revelation 21:27 NU, M profane, nor one who causes

All Things Made New

21 Now (A)I saw a new heaven and a new earth, (B)for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, [a]John, saw (C)the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared (D)as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, (E)the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. (F)And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; (G)there shall be no more death, (H)nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

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  1. Revelation 21:2 NU, M omit John

14 O Jerusalem, (A)wash your heart from wickedness,
That you may be saved.
How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?

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And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
(A)Against perjurers,
Against those who (B)exploit wage earners and (C)widows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

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Then he said to me, “This is the (A)curse that goes out over the face of the whole earth: ‘Every thief shall be expelled,’ according to this side of the scroll; and, ‘Every perjurer shall be expelled,’ according to that side of it.”

“I will send out the curse,” says the Lord of hosts;
“It shall enter the house of the (B)thief
And the house of (C)the one who swears falsely by My name.
It shall remain in the midst of his house
And consume (D)it, with its timber and stones.”

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A Plea for Deliverance and Forgiveness

A Psalm of David.

25 To (A)You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

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30 (A)If I wash myself with snow water,
And cleanse my hands with [a]soap,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 9:30 lye

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