I shall washmy handsin innocence,And I will goaboutYour altar,O LORD,
He who has cleanhandsand a pureheart,Whohas not liftedup his soulto falsehoodAnd has not sworndeceitfully.
Then I will goto the altarof God,To Godmy exceedingjoy;And upon the lyreI shall praiseYou, O God,my God.
Surelyin vainI have keptmy heartpureAnd washedmy handsin innocence;
SimonPetersaidto Him, "Lord,[then wash] not onlymy feet,but alsomy handsand my head."
"Allthe eldersof that citywhich is nearestto the slainmanshall washtheir handsoverthe heiferwhose neckwas brokenin the valley;
ThereforeI wantthe menin everyplaceto pray,liftingup holyhands,withoutwrathand dissension.
He savedus, not on the basisof deedswhichwe have donein righteousness,but accordingto His mercy,by the washingof regenerationand renewingby the HolySpirit,
