![]() ![]() ![]() Clean hands and a pure heart – that means that both actions and motives are surrendered to God. Only the one with clean hands and a pure heart the one who hasn’t made false promises, the one who hasn’t sworn dishonestly. ![]() What must we do to be able to come into the Lord’s presence? Who can ascend the Lord’s mountain? Who can stand in his holy sanctuary? Surely, if the whole earth is the Lord’s, then the sanctuary – the place of worship, where God dwelled among his people – would be particularly important. It’s interesting that immediately after affirming that the earth is the Lord’s, the psalmist asks some questions. ![]() And what if we really believed that? What if we treated everything that we have as belonging to God? What if we treated everyone else consistent with an understanding that they belong to God? Clean Hands and a Pure Heart He also declares that everything in it, the world and its inhabitants too belong to God. In Genesis 2:15, we read: “The Lord God took the human and settled him in the garden of Eden to farm it and to take care of it.” It still belonged to God – and still does.īut the psalmist doesn’t only say that the earth is the Lord’s. We need to take care of it, not use it up for our personal benefit. That means that we need to treat it well. God has not given us the earth it’s still his. What if we actually believed that? And by “believe that,” I mean “acted in accordance with it.” I’m sure most Christians would say they believe it, but do we live that way? Do we really treat the earth as the Lord’s? The psalmist begins with a reminder: The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants too. Mighty gates: lift up your heads! Ancient doors: rise up high! So the glorious king can enter! Who is this glorious king? The Lord – strong and powerful! The Lord – powerful in battle! Mighty gates: lift up your heads! Ancient doors: rise up high! So the glorious king can enter! Who is this glorious king? The Lord of heavenly forces – he is the glorious king! Observations: The Earth is the Lord’s And that’s how things are with the generation that seeks him – that seeks the face of Jacob’s God. That kind of person receives blessings from the Lord and righteousness from the God who saves. Who can ascend the Lord’s mountain? Who can stand in his holy sanctuary? Only the one with clean hands and a pure heart the one who hasn’t made false promises, the one who hasn’t sworn dishonestly. Because God is the one who established it on the seas God set it firmly on the waters. Youngs Literal Bible He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart who hath not taken My name in vain, and hath not sworn deceitfully.The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants too. World English Bible The clean of hands, and pure of heart, Who hath not lifted up to vanity his soul, Nor hath sworn to deceit. Webster's Bible He who has clean hands and a pure heart who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully. Basic English Bible He that hath blameless hands and a pure heart who lifteth not up his soul unto vanity, nor sweareth deceitfully: - Darby Bible He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart who hath not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. American Standard Version (1901) He who has clean hands and a true heart whose desire has not gone out to foolish things, who has not taken a false oath. New American Standard Version (1995) He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully. King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood And has not sworn deceitfully. He that hath cleane hands, and a pure heart who hath not lift vp his soule vnto vanitie, nor sworne deceitfully. ![]()
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