Psalm 24:4
“He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 24Meaning
Clean hands and a pure heart join outward conduct with inward integrity, while refusing falsehood and deceitful oaths joins truthful worship to truthful speech; the verse calls for whole-person fidelity, not sinless perfection.
Who may ascend the holy place?
Verses 3–6 ask who may stand before God and answer with clean hands, pure heart, truthful allegiance, blessing and a generation seeking God.
Read carefully
Clean hands and a pure heart join outward conduct with inward integrity, while refusing falsehood and deceitful oaths joins truthful worship to truthful speech; the verse calls for whole-person fidelity, not sinless perfection. Keep the verse inside its literary unit.
Reflection
Clean hands and a pure heart join outward conduct with inward integrity, while refusing falsehood and deceitful oaths joins truthful worship to truthful speech; the verse calls for whole-person fidelity, not sinless perfection.