Psalms 73:13 Cross References - LEB

¹³ Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure, and washed my hands in innocence.

²⁷ Though* _⌊I say_⌋,* 'I will forget my complaint; I will change my expression, and I will rejoice,'

³¹ then you plunge me into the slime pit, and my clothes abhor me.

¹⁵ Who is Shaddai that we should serve him, or* what would we benefit when we plead with him?'

⁹ Indeed, he says, 'A man does not profit when he takes delight in God.'

³ If you ask what it profits you: 'How do I benefit _⌊by refraining from my sin_⌋?'*

⁴ He who is innocent of hands and pure of heart, who does not lift up his soul to falseness, and does not swear deceitfully.

⁶ I will wash my hands in innocence, and I will walk about your altar, O Yahweh,

¹⁰ Create a clean heart for me, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit _⌊within me_⌋.*

¹⁴ You have said, 'It is useless* to serve God! What is the gain if we keep* his requirements, and if we walk as mourners _⌊before_⌋* Yahweh of hosts?

¹⁹ Therefore, brothers, since we* have confidence for the entrance into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ by the new and living way which he inaugurated for us through the curtain, that is, his flesh, ²¹ and since we have* a great priest over the house of God, ²² let us approach with a true heart in the full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

⁸ Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded!