World English Bible
"Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocence,"
— Psalms 73:13, World English Bible
“Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.”
“Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency; ”
“I concluded,“Surely in vain I have kept my motives pure and maintained a pure lifestyle.”
“Thou by thy strength didst make the sea firm: thou didst crush the heads of the dragons in the waters.”
“As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness;”
“Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.”
Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up waters of abundance.
They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?"
Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocence,
For all day long have I been plagued, and punished every morning.
If I had said, "I will speak thus;" behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me;