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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. †Heb. my chastisement was.
  5. ttSee Ps. 101:8.
  6. uver. 11.
  7. vComp. Ps. 14:5.
  8. wPs. 77:5 (Heb.).
  9. †Heb. It was labour in mine eyes. Eccles. 8:17.
  10. xSee Ps. 20:2. So 2 Kin. 19:1. Ps. 77:13.
  11. yDt. 32:29 (Heb.).

Cross references

  1. 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