“He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.”
— WEB
Psalms 24:4
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.”
— KJV
“He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully.”
— ASV
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Commentary
lifted up his soul--is to set the affections (Psa 25:1) on an object; here, vanity--or, any false thing, of which swearing falsely, or to falsehood, is a specification.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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