Psalms 26:6

How beautiful to view Christ as our holy, harmless, undefiled High Priest, at the altar. Help me, O Lord, to wash my polluted hands and heart in thy blood.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 26:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will wash mine hands in innocency - The psalmist here refers, as another evidence of his piety, to the fact that it was a ruling purpose of his...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

I will (e) wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD: (e) I will serve you with a pure affection, and with the godly that...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XXVI. A persecuted man protests his absolute innocence, his avoidance of unfaithful Jews, his joy in the Temple service. The claim to innocence is...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

altar. No need to suppose this to refer to the Temple or later period than David. The altars of burnt offering and incense were in use from the tim...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

6. I will wash my hands in purity. Referring, in these words, to the ordinary use of the sacrifices, he makes a distinction between himself...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD: I will wash mine hands in innocency - Washing the hands was frequent amon...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I will wash mine hands in innocency— It was a common custom among all the Jews to wash before prayers; but the priests in particular were not to pe...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD: Wash ... hands - in allusion to Deuteronomy 21:6 , where is desc...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. appears to belong to a later age than David's, when the Temple ( Psalms 26:8 ), with its altar ( Psalms 26:6 ), and its public assemblies fo...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Wash mine hands ] a figure perhaps taken from the practice of the priests ( Exodus 30:17-21 ), or of the city elders ( Deuteronomy 21:6-7 ;): Cp. M...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

( 6 ) I will wash. — First a symbolical action ( Deuteronomy 21:6 seq.; Matthew 27:24 ), then a figure of speech ( Job 9:30 ; Ezekiel 36:25...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 26:1-12 THE image of "the way" which is characteristic of Psalms 25:1-22 reappears in a modified form in this psalm, which speaks of "wal...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Declaration of Loyalty to God Psalms 26:1-12 In some respects this psalm resembles the previous one, only, instead of entreaties for forgiven...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The central word of the song may be said to be, “So will I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah” (v.. Psa 26:6). On either side conditions of worship are d...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 24 Proper Psalm for Ascension Day ( Evening ). Psalms 24-26 = Day 5 ( Morning ).
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I will wash my hands in innocency ,.... The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "among innocent persons"; men of a holy harmless life and conversation...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD: Ver. 6. I will wash mine hands in innocency ] As Exodus 40:32 1 Tim...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I will wash my hands in innocency “It was a common custom among all the Jews to wash before prayers; but the priests, in particular, were not to pe...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Delight in Divine Ordinances. 6 I will wash mine hands in innocency:...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In innocency, or, with integrity , or with a pure heart and conscience. I will not do as my hypocritical enemies do, who content themselves with t...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

I will wash my hands in innocency, So will I compass your altar, O YHWH. Furthermore when he comes to stand around the altar with those who offer s...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION The date of this psalm is uncertain. It is supposed by some to refer to the assassination of Ishbosheth ( 2 Samuel 4:5-12 ); and by oth...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

No doubt this Psalm was written by David when his cruel persecutor Saul, the more effectually to stab at him, spread false reports concerning his cha...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

REFLECTIONS . This Psalm is David's appeal to heaven, under the unjust and injurious imputations of Saul and his court. Judge me, oh Lord, for I ha...
The Biblical Illustrator

Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity. Leading proofs of personal piety I. A strong craving for a knowledge of the real state o...
The Biblical Illustrator

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass Thine altar, O Lord. Purity of heart and life I. What this resolution implies. 1. All...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION DAVID , about to sacrifice at God's altar, protests his integrity, but still prays for God's protection ( Psalms 26:9 ) and for his...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prayer of One Persecuted without Cause. A psalm of David, who probably composed this hymn when he himself was suffering persecution, being obliged...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I will wash mine hands in innocency, the words referring to a symbolical act, declaring a person to be clean of vile and godless conduct, also to the...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 11:28 ; 1 Corinthians 11:29 ; 1 Timothy 2:8 ; Exodus 30:19 ; Exodus 30:20 ; Hebrews 10:19-22 ; Isaiah 1:16-18 ; Malachi 2:11-13...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Compass — Approach to thine altar with my sacrifices: which I could not do with any comfort, if I were conscious of those crimes, whereof mine enem...

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Related Commentaries of Psalms 26:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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