![]() The innocent shall be saved, and he shall be saved by the cleanness of his hands. He shall deliver the innocent, and do thou save thyself by thy pure hands.Įven those who are guilty will be forgiven, because you obey God. The innocent will escape where he is, and he will escape by the purity of his hands” He will deliver even him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands. He will even rescue the guilty one, who will be rescued by the purity of your hands. “He will even rescue the one who is not innocent And he will be rescued through the cleanness of your hands.” He will provide escape for one who is not innocent, And he will escape through the cleanness of your hands.” “He will deliver one who is not innocent, And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.” “He will rescue one who is not innocent, And he will be rescued due to the cleanness of your hands.” He will even deliver one who is not innocent Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands.” He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands. He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.” He delivers even the one who is not innocent, who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.” Seek His face, and you will find Him, if you seek Him with clean hands and a pure heart.He will deliver even one who is not innocent, who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”Įven sinners will be rescued they will be rescued because your hands are pure.” Then, we will be counted with the rest of the believers and will finally see the face of the One who loved us so much that He gave His life for us. Only after this process of sanctification is completed will the process of glorification be commenced, and we will receive blessings and honor from our Lord in heaven. After Jesus has changed our heart, He will continue the work of sanctification and cleanse the rest of our body as well. We can only truly have clean hands when Jesus has first given us a pure heart. That’s why the psalmist says we need clean hands and a pure heart-we must be clean inwardly as well as outwardly. However, Jesus warned that a person can wash the outside of the cup until its sparkling, but still be filthy on the inside. If your hands are dirty, then wash them in the precious blood of Jesus so that they may be clean! If you are truly saved, you will then act like it! Not perfectly, of course, but there should be a marked difference between your actions and those of a lost person. You cannot truly believe in the sacrifice that Jesus made on your behalf and continue in sin. BUT, true faith will always be accompanied by works of repentance. Unfortunately, some people, in their over-eagerness to preach the gospel of grace, neglect the need for repentance. If you are to stand on God’s holy hill, you must act accordingly-with clean hands. Some examples of this are given later in the verse: don’t worship idols or swear deceitfully. ![]() “Hands” is a figure of speech representing the entirety of a persons actions. God’s people are not limited to one race, but may come from all nations, tribes, and languages of mankind-if they are clean and pure.įirst, they must be clean outwardly. It is not because of his race but because of his character. Notice that the one who is standing on God’s holy hill is not doing so because he is Jewish he is there because of his purity and holiness. ![]() This is important for the nation of Israel to be singing. Then the psalmist answers his own question: only the one with clean hands and a pure heart can ascend the hill of the Lord and stand in His holy place. The first time he focuses on the physical distance by using the term ‘hill,’ and the second time he focuses on the moral distance by using the phrase ‘holy place.’ Both the hill and the holy place are out of reach for mankind. ![]() The psalmist illustrates this by repeating the question. He is unreachable by the grasp of man due to a vast separation, both physically and morally. The opening question of this passage asks a pertinent question for every seeker of truth: how can I get to God? The assumption (which is accurate) is that God is reigning in heavenly glory. But it has also been sung by millions of Israelites thanks to its origin in Psalm 24. That prayer has been sung by millions of Christians over the last few decades. Chris Tomlin is one of the great song writers of our time, and perhaps that’s because he finds so many of his lyrics in the Psalms! One of his classic praise songs is called “Give us Clean Hands.” It’s chorus repeats the following lines:
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