I wash my hands[a] in innocence(A)
and go around Your altar, Lord,(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 26:6 A ritual or ceremonial washing to express innocence

I wash my hands in innocence,(A)
    and go about your altar, Lord,

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24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere,[a] but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood.[b] See to it yourselves!”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:24 Lit that it availed nothing
  2. Matthew 27:24 Other mss read this righteous man’s blood

24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar(A) was starting, he took water and washed his hands(B) in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,”(C) he said. “It is your responsibility!”(D)

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