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Surelyאַךְin vainרִיקI have cleansedזִכִּיתִיmy heartלְבָבִיand washedוָאֶרְחַץmy palmsכַּפָּיin innocence.בְּנִקָּיוֹן
Psalms 73:13
Study it in the app“Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart and washed my palms in innocence.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 73:13, word by word
- in vainרִיקrik
in vain
In vain, for nothing.
Where else “rik” appears- I have cleansedזִכִּיתִיzikiti
be pure, be clean
To be pure, clean, clear; figuratively, to be innocent.
Where else “zikiti” appears- my heartלְבָבִlevavi
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levavi” appears- and washedאֶרְחַץerchats
wash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “erchats” appears- my palmsכַּפָּkapa
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kapa” appears- in innocenceנִקָּיוֹןnikayon
innocence
Being free of any guilt.
Where else “nikayon” appears
The context
12Look, these are the wicked, and, always at ease, they have increased their wealth.
13 · This verse (above)
14And I have been struck all the day, and my reproof comes every morning.