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who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />One who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to deceit And has not sworn deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood And has not sworn deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, And has not sworn deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He who has innocent hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to worthlessness And has not sworn deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to what is false, Nor has sworn [oaths] deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not appealed to what is false, and who has not sworn deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not set his mind on what is false, and who has not sworn deceitfully. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Only those who do right for the right reasons, and don't worship idols or tell lies under oath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, and hath not sworn deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[The one who] has clean hands and a pure heart and does not long for what is false or lie when he is under oath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Those who are pure in act and in thought, who do not worship idols or make false promises. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The one who has innocent hands and a pure heart; the person who does not delight in what is false and does not swear an oath deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The clean of hands, and pure of heart, "" Who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, "" Nor has sworn to deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The clean of hands, and pure of heart, Who hath not lifted up to vanity his soul, Nor hath sworn to deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The blameless one of hands and the clean of heart; who lifted not up his soul to vanity, and swore not for deceit.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The innocent in hands, and clean of heart, who hath not taken his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 23:4>The innocent of hands and the clean of heart, who has not received his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“The clean of hand and pure of heart, who has not given his soul to useless things, what is vain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who have clean hands and pure hearts, who do not lift up their souls to what is false, and do not swear deceitfully.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not sworn by his soul falsely, nor taken an oath deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He who purifies his hands and is chosen in his heart, and does not swear in his soul with lies nor swears with deceit.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not taken My name in vain, And hath not sworn deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He that is innocent in his hands and pure in his heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/24-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=2467" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/24.htm">The Earth is the LORD's</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place? <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5355.htm" title="5355: nə·qî (Adj-msc) -- Clean, free from, exempt. Or naqiyi,; from naqah; innocent.">He who has clean</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: ḵap·pa·yim (N-fd) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/1249.htm" title="1249: ū·ḇar- (Conj-w:: Adj-msc) -- Pure, clean. From barar; beloved; also pure, empty.">and a pure</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lê·ḇāḇ (N-ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">heart,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nā·śā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">lift up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">his soul</a> <a href="/hebrew/7723.htm" title="7723: laš·šāw (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Or shav; from the same as show' in the sense of desolating; evil, literally or morally; figuratively idolatry, uselessness.">to an idol</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">swear</a> <a href="/hebrew/4820.htm" title="4820: lə·mir·māh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Deceit, treachery. From ramah in the sense of deceiving; fraud.">deceitfully.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a></span><br />Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-8.htm">1 Timothy 2:8</a></span><br />Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-3.htm">1 John 3:3</a></span><br />And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-22.htm">Hebrews 10:22</a></span><br />let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-22.htm">1 Peter 1:22</a></span><br />Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-8.htm">Philippians 4:8</a></span><br />Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a></span><br />Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8-10</a></span><br />For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, / for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. / Test and prove what pleases the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5-10</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. / When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Isaiah 33:15</a></span><br />He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/15-2.htm">Psalm 15:2-3</a></span><br />He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, / who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-11.htm">Proverbs 22:11</a></span><br />He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-17</a></span><br />Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-14.htm">Jeremiah 4:14</a></span><br />Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.</p><p class="hdg">He that.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-20.htm">Psalm 18:20</a></b></br> The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/26-6.htm">Psalm 26:6</a></b></br> I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-30.htm">Job 9:30</a></b></br> If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;</p><p class="hdg">pure</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-10.htm">Psalm 51:10</a></b></br> Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-1.htm">Psalm 73:1</a></b></br> A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God <i>is</i> good to Israel, <i>even</i> to such as are of a clean heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a></b></br> And GOD saw that the wickedness of man <i>was</i> great in the earth, and <i>that</i> every imagination of the thoughts of his heart <i>was</i> only evil continually.</p><p class="hdg">lifted</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-1.htm">Psalm 25:1</a></b></br> <i>A Psalm</i> of David. Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-8.htm">Psalm 143:8</a></b></br> Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-19.htm">Deuteronomy 4:19</a></b></br> And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, <i>even</i> all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.</p><p class="hdg">sworn</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Psalm 15:4</a></b></br> In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. <i>He that</i> sweareth to <i>his own</i> hurt, and changeth not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-2.htm">Jeremiah 5:2</a></b></br> And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9,10</a></b></br> Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/psalms/17-1.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/job/13-7.htm">Deceitfully</a> <a href="/psalms/21-2.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/psalms/18-44.htm">False.</a> <a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/22-26.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-15.htm">Idol</a> <a href="/psalms/21-13.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/psalms/21-3.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/psalms/23-3.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Sweareth</a> <a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/psalms/19-9.htm">True.</a> <a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Vanity</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/25-21.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/psalms/32-2.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/psalms/52-2.htm">Deceitfully</a> <a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/psalms/26-4.htm">False.</a> <a href="/psalms/26-4.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/psalms/26-4.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/psalms/26-6.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/25-17.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Idol</a> <a href="/psalms/27-6.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/psalms/63-11.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/psalms/45-9.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/psalms/25-1.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/63-11.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/psalms/63-11.htm">Sweareth</a> <a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/psalms/25-5.htm">True.</a> <a href="/psalms/26-4.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Vanity</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">God's Lordship in the world</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">The citizens of his spiritual kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/24-7.htm">An exhortation to receive him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He who has clean hands and a pure heart</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the importance of both external actions and internal motives. "Clean hands" refers to righteous actions and moral integrity, echoing the ceremonial cleanliness required in the Old Testament (<a href="/exodus/30-19.htm">Exodus 30:19-21</a>). "Pure heart" points to inner purity and sincerity, aligning with the Beatitudes in <a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8</a>, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." The dual focus on actions and heart reflects the holistic nature of biblical righteousness, where both deeds and intentions matter. This concept is rooted in the Hebrew understanding of the heart as the center of thought and will, not just emotion.<p><b>who does not lift up his soul to an idol</b><br>This phrase warns against idolatry, a recurring theme in the Old Testament. Idolatry was a significant temptation for Israel, surrounded by nations worshiping various gods. "Lifting up the soul" suggests devotion or allegiance, which should be directed solely to Yahweh. The first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>) underscores this exclusivity. In a broader sense, idolatry can represent anything that takes precedence over God in one's life, including wealth, power, or even self. This phrase calls for undivided loyalty to God, a theme echoed in the New Testament, such as in 1 <a href="/john/5-21.htm">John 5:21</a>, "Little children, keep yourselves from idols."<p><b>or swear deceitfully</b><br>This phrase addresses the integrity of one's speech, aligning with the ninth commandment against bearing false witness (<a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16</a>). In ancient Israel, oaths were serious commitments, often invoking God's name as a witness. Swearing deceitfully would not only harm others but also profane God's name. Jesus expands on this in <a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">Matthew 5:33-37</a>, urging honesty without the need for oaths. The emphasis on truthful speech reflects God's character as truth (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>) and calls believers to mirror that truthfulness in their interactions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/24.htm">Psalm 24</a>, David was the second king of Israel and a man after God's own heart. His life and reign are significant in understanding the context of the Psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>Often considered the setting for many of David's psalms, Jerusalem is the city of God, representing His presence and the center of worship for Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark_of_the_covenant.htm">The Ark of the Covenant</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, the psalm is often associated with the return of the Ark to Jerusalem, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_purity.htm">The Importance of Purity</a></b><br>God values both external actions ("clean hands") and internal motives ("pure heart"). True worship requires integrity in both areas.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_idolatry.htm">Avoiding Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is not just about physical idols but anything that takes the place of God in our lives. We must examine our priorities and ensure God is first.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/truthfulness_in_speech.htm">Truthfulness in Speech</a></b><br>Swearing deceitfully undermines our witness as Christians. We are called to be people of truth, reflecting God's character in our words.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holistic_worship.htm">Holistic Worship</a></b><br>Worship is not confined to rituals but involves our entire being—actions, thoughts, and words. We must strive for consistency in our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_presence.htm">Seeking God's Presence</a></b><br>The pursuit of purity and truth is essential for those who desire to dwell in God's presence and experience His blessings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_idolizes_their_desires_most.htm">Have you cleansed your hands, you sinners?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_mastema_in_religious_texts.htm">What defines the path of the righteous?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_meaning_of_'king_of_glory'.htm">What is the meaning of "King of Glory"?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_'clean_hands'_conflict_with_original_sin.htm">(Psalm 24:3-4) Does requiring 'clean hands and a pure heart' for worship conflict with the doctrine of original sin in other parts of the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">His soul.</span>--The Hebrew margin is "my soul," a reading confirmed by the Alexandrian Codex of the LXX. The Rabbis defend it by saying <span class= "ital">soul </span>here <span class= "ital">= name </span>(comp. <a href="/amos/6-8.htm" title="The Lord GOD has sworn by himself, said the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.">Amos 6:8</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm" title="The LORD of hosts has sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill you with men, as with caterpillars; and they shall lift up a shout against you.">Jeremiah 51:14</a>), and <span class= "ital">to lift up to vanity = to take in vain.</span><p><span class= "bld">Vanity.</span>--Evidently, from the parallelism, in the sense of <span class= "ital">falsehood, </span>as in <a href="/job/31-5.htm" title="If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot has hurried to deceit;">Job 31:5</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Deceitfully.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">to fraud, </span>from a root meaning <span class= "ital">to trip up. </span>The LXX. and Vulg. add (from Psalms 15) "to his neighbour."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He that hath clean hands.</span> He whose hands are free from acts of sin (comp. <a href="/psalms/15-2.htm">Psalm 15:2-5</a>), and not only so, but he who hath also a pure heart, since the heart is the source of all evil (<a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Matthew 15:19, 20</a>), and wrongful words and wicked acts are the necessary results of the heart being impure. "God's demands upon his people," as Hengstenberg observes, "go beyond the domain of action. Those only see him - those only are fit to ascend into his hill - who have a pure heart." <span class="cmt_word">Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> who has not lusted after vain and worthless things, whose desires are subdued, brought into captivity to the Law of God, and kept under strict control. This is really implied in purity of heart. <span class="cmt_word">Nor sworn deceitfully</span>. False swearing is the worst - or, at any rate, one of the worst - sins of the tongue. The psalmist means to say that a man is not fit to draw near to God unless he is righteous in act, in thought, and in word. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/24-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He who has clean</span><br /><span class="heb">נְקִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(nə·qî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5355.htm">Strong's 5355: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, free from, exempt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hands</span><br /><span class="heb">כַפַּ֗יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ḵap·pa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a pure</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽבַר־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1249.htm">Strong's 1249: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beloved, pure, empty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heart,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֫בָ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(lê·ḇāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֤ר ׀</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">does not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lift up</span><br /><span class="heb">נָשָׂ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(nā·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his soul</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִׁ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to falsehood,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַשָּׁ֣וְא</span> <span class="translit">(laš·šāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7723.htm">Strong's 7723: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evil, idolatry, uselessness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who does not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">swear</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשְׁבַּ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(niš·ba‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seven oneself, swear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deceitfully.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמִרְמָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mir·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4820.htm">Strong's 4820: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deceit, treachery</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/24-4.htm">Psalm 24:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/24-4.htm">Psalm 24:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/24-4.htm">Psalm 24:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/24-4.htm">Psalm 24:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/24-4.htm">Psalm 24:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/24-4.htm">Psalm 24:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/24-4.htm">Psalm 24:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/24-4.htm">Psalm 24:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/24-4.htm">Psalm 24:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/24-4.htm">Psalm 24:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/24-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 24:4 He who has clean hands (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/24-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 24:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 24:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/24-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 24:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 24:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>