Psalms 26:6

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Psalms 26:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible

4 I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.

5 I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.

6 I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,

7 to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.

8 O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 24:4

He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.

Psalms 73:13

Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.

Exodus 30:19

with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.

Exodus 30:20

Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting an offering made by fire to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.

Isaiah 1:16

Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

Isaiah 1:18

“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

Titus 3:5

He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 10:19

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

Hebrews 10:20

by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,

Hebrews 10:21

and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

Hebrews 10:22

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.

Psalms 43:4

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.

Malachi 2:11

Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.

Malachi 2:12

As for the man who does this, may the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who is awake and aware—even if he brings an offering to the LORD of Hosts.

Malachi 2:13

And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer regards your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.

Matthew 5:23

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

Matthew 5:24

leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

1 Corinthians 11:28

Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.

1 Corinthians 11:29

For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.

1 Timothy 2:8

Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.