Catholic Public Domain Version
"And I said: So then, it is without purpose that I have justified my heart and washed my hands among the innocent. "
— Psalms 72:13, Catholic Public Domain Version
“He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.”
“He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save. ”
“He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.”
“He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.”
“And I said: Then have I in vain justified my heart, and washed my hands among the innocent.”
“He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.”
“He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.”
Therefore, my people will be converted here, and fullness of days will be found in them.
And they said, “How would God know?” and, “Isn’t there knowledge in high places?”
Behold, these are sinners, and, abounding in this age, they have obtained riches.
And I said: So then, it is without purpose that I have justified my heart and washed my hands among the innocent.
And I have been scourged all day long, and I have received my chastisement in the mornings.
If I were to say that I would explain this: Behold, I would condemn this nation of your sons.
I considered, so that I might know this. It is a hardship before me,