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Psalm 73:13–17

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13sVerily I have cleansed my heart in vain,

And twashed my hands in innocency.

14For all the day long have I been hplagued,

And chastened ttevery morning.

15If I say, I will speak uthus;

Behold, I should offend against vthe generation of thy children.

16When I wthought to know this,

It was too painful for me;

17Until I went into xthe sanctuary of God;

Then yunderstood I ztheir end.

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  1. sver. 1. See Job 21. 15.
  2. tPs. 26. 6. See Deut. 21. 6.
  3. hver. 14.
  4. ttSee Ps. 101. 8.
  5. uver. 11.
  6. vComp. Ps. 14. 5.
  7. wPs. 77. 5 (Heb.).
  8. xSee Ps. 20. 2. So 2 Kin. 19. 1. Ps. 77. 13.
  9. yDeut. 32. 29 (Heb.).
  10. zPs. 37. 38.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

All in vain have I kept my heart clean

and washed my hands in innocence.

For all the day long I have been stricken

and rebuked every morning.

If I had said, “I will speak thus,”

I would have betrayed the generation of your children.

But when I thought how to understand this,

it seemed to me a wearisome task,

until I went into the sanctuary of God;

then I discerned their end.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure

and have washed my hands in innocence.

All day long I have been afflicted,

and every morning brings new punishments.

If I had spoken out like that,

I would have betrayed your children.

When I tried to understand all this,

it troubled me deeply

till I entered the sanctuary of God;

then I understood their final destiny.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Did I purify my heart

and wash my hands in innocence for nothing?

For I am afflicted all day long

and punished every morning.

If I had decided to say these things aloud,

I would have betrayed your people.

When I tried to understand all this,

it seemed hopeless

until I entered God’s sanctuary.

Then I understood their destiny.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Did I keep my heart pure for nothing?

Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?

I get nothing but trouble all day long;

every morning brings me pain.

If I had really spoken this way to others,

I would have been a traitor to your people.

So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper.

But what a difficult task it is!

Then I went into your sanctuary, O God,

and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure,

and washed my hands in innocence.

And I have been plagued all day

and rebuked every morning.

If I had said, “I will speak thus,”

behold, I would have acted treacherously

against your children’s generation.

When I thought about how to understand this,

it was troubling in my eyes

until I went into the sanctuary of God.

Then I understood their fate.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain,

And washed my hands in innocency.

For all the day long have I been plagued,

And chastened every morning.

If I say, I will speak thus;

Behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

When I thought to know this,

It was too painful for me;

Until I went into the sanctuary of God;

Then understood I their end.

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