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Those who have clean hands and pure hearts,
    who do not lift up their souls to what is false
    and do not swear deceitfully.(A)

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“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.(A)

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10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
    and put a new and right[a] spirit within me.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 51.10 Or steadfast

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

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Yet the righteous hold to their way,
    and they who have clean hands grow stronger and stronger.(A)

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Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God.(A)

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Book III

(Psalms 73–89)

Psalm 73

Plea for Relief from Oppressors

A Psalm of Asaph.

Truly God is good to Israel,
    to those who are pure in heart.(A)

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15 Those who walk righteously and speak uprightly,
    who despise the gain of oppression,
who wave away a bribe instead of accepting it,
    who stop their ears from hearing of bloodshed
    and shut their eyes from looking on evil,
16 they will live on the heights;
    their refuge will be the fortresses of rocks;
    their food will be supplied, their water assured.

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I wash my hands in innocence
    and go around your altar, O Lord,(A)

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I desire, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument,

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

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and in cleansing their hearts by faith he has made no distinction between them and us.(A)

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15 When you stretch out your hands,
    I will hide my eyes from you;
even though you make many prayers,
    I will not listen;
    your hands are full of blood.(A)
16 Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
    remove your evil deeds
    from before my eyes;
cease to do evil;(B)

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