Psalm 73:13 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Surely then in vain have I cleansed my heart and washed my hands in innocency.

American Standard Version (1901)

Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;

Common English Bible

Meanwhile, I’ve kept my heart pure for no good reason; I’ve washed my hands to stay innocent for nothing.

Catholic Public Domain Version

In your virtue, you confirmed the sea. You crushed the heads of the serpents in the waters.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Thou by thy strength didst make the sea firm: thou didst crush the heads of the dragons in the waters.

Psalm 73:13 Cross References

Job 21:15

What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Job 34:9

For he hath said, it profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God

Job 35:3

That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? And, What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?

Job 9:27

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer:

Job 9:29

I shall be condemned; Why then do I labour in vain?

Job 9:31

Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me.

Psalm 24:4

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, And hath not sworn deceitfully.

Psalm 26:6

I will wash mine hands in innocency; So will I compass thine altar, O LORD:

Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me.

Malachi 3:14

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?

James 4:8

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.