PSA 73:13 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (PSA 72:13) Καὶ εἶπα, ἄρα ματαίως ἐδικαίωσα τὴν καρδίαν μου, καὶ ἐνιψάμην ἐν ἀθώοις τὰς χεῖράς μου·
(Kai eipa, ara mataiōs edikaiōsa taʸn kardian mou, kai enipsamaʸn en athōois tas ⱪeiras mou;)

BrTr (PSA 72:13) And I said, Verily in vain have I justified my heart, and washed my hands in innocency.

ULT Surely in vain I have kept my heart clean
⇔ and washed my hands in innocence.

UST When I saw this I thought that certainly it is useless that I have thought about things that are pleasing to you
⇔ and have not sinned.

BSB & MSB Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure;
⇔ in innocence I have washed my hands.

OEB ⇔ Yes, in vain have I kept my heart pure,
⇔ and washed my hands in innocence;

WEBBE & WMBB Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain,
⇔ and washed my hands in innocence,

NET I concluded, “Surely in vain I have kept my motives pure
⇔ and maintained a pure lifestyle.

LSV Only—a vain thing! I have purified my heart,
And I wash my hands in innocence,

FBV It's been pointless to keep my mind pure and my hands clean.

T4T ⇔ So, God, I think it is useless that I have [RHQ] always done what you want me to,
⇔ and that I have not sinned.

LEB • Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure,
• and washed my hands in innocence.

BBE As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness;

Moff ⇔ ’Tis all in vain I kept my heart from stain,
⇔ kept my life clean,

JPS Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocency;

ASV Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart,
⇔ And washed my hands in innocency;

DRA (PSA 72:13) And I said: Then have I in vain justified my heart, and washed my hands among the innocent.

YLT Only — a vain thing! I have purified my heart, And I wash in innocency my hands,

Drby Truly have I purified my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency:

RV Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocency;
(Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocence;)

SLT Surely in vain I cleansed my heart, and I will wash my hands in cleanness.

Wbstr Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.

KJB-1769 Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
(Verily/Truly I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.)

KJB-1611 Uerily I haue cleansed my heart in vaine, and washed my hands in innocencie.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Truely I haue cleansed my heart in vayne: and wasshed my handes in innocencie.
(Truly I have cleansed my heart in vain: and washed my hands in innocence.)

Gnva Certainely I haue clensed mine heart in vaine, and washed mine hands in innocencie.
(Certainly I have cleansed mine heart in vain, and washed mine hands in innocence.)

Cvdl Shulde I then clense my hert in vayne (thought I) & wash my hondes in innocency?
(Should I then cleanse my heart in vain (thought I) and wash my hands in innocence?)

Wycl (PSA 72:13) And Y seide, Therfor without cause Y iustifiede myn herte; and waischide myn hoondis among innocentis.
(And I said, Therefore without cause I justified mine heart; and washed mine hands among innocents.)

Luth Soll‘s denn umsonst sein, daß mein Herz unsträflich lebt und ich meine Hände in Unschuld wasche
(Should because/than for_free be, that my heart blameless lives and I my hands in innocence wash)

ClVg (PSA 72:13) Et dixi: Ergo sine causa justificavi cor meum, et lavi inter innocentes manus meas,[fn]
(And I_said: Therefore without cause I_justified heart mine, and I_washed between innocent hands of_mine,)

72.13 Et dixi: Ergo sine causa justificavi cor meum, etc. CAS. Hæc dixerunt, quibus confutandis hæc ego: vel adhuc ex persona dubitantis. Fatuis cogitationibus se dicit illusum, ut cum hæc repudiaverit, melius nos procuraverit.

72.13 And I_said: Therefore without cause I_justified heart mine, etc. CAS. These they_said, to_whom to_be_refuted these_things I: or still from person doubting. Foolish thoughts himself he_says mocked, as when/with these_things may_have_rejected, better us may_have_managed.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

אַךְ

surely

Here the psalmist uses the word Surely to emphasize his strong thoughts and feelings about the certainty of what he states in this verse. Use a natural form in your language for expressing this emphasis. Alternate translation: [Certainly]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

זִכִּ֣יתִי לְבָבִ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: surely in_vain kept_~_pure heart_of,my and,I_have_washed in,innocence palms_of,my )

The psalmist is describing his thoughts and intentions by association with his heart, which Jews viewed as the center of a person’s thoughts and intentions. The expression I have kept my heart clean means he has intentionally kept his thoughts and intentions morally pure (free from sin). You may have an equivalent expression in your language, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I have kept my thoughts pure]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וָ⁠אֶרְחַ֖ץ בְּ⁠נִקָּי֣וֹן כַּפָּֽ⁠י

and,I_have_washed (Some words not found in UHB: surely in_vain kept_~_pure heart_of,my and,I_have_washed in,innocence palms_of,my )

The psalmist is describing his actions by association with his hands, which he would use to do the actions. The psalmist is using the symbolic action of hand washing to declare his innocence. In that culture hand washing was a common practice that people did to publicly assert that they were innocent. (See Deuteronomy [21:6](../../deu/21/06.md) and Matthew [27:24](../../mat/27/24.md).) Here the psalmist is saying that he has washed his hands in innocence as a way to declare that he is guiltless. See how you translated the similar phrase in [Psalm 26:6](../026/006.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and kept my actions pure to show that I am innocent] or [and kept my actions free from sin]

Parallel PSA 73:13