I wash my hands in innocence and go around your altar, O LORD,
David appeals to God as judge and advocate because men have offered him neither equity nor help. Oppressed by false accusations, he calls God to take up his cause and vindicate his innocence, for he has walked in integrity and trusted without wavering.
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Commenting on Psalm 26:1-12
I will wash mine hands in innocency. He would publicly avow himself to be altogether clear of the accusations laid against him, and if any fault in other matters could be truthfully alleged against him, he would for the future abstain from it.
David prepared himself carefully for God's ordinances, washing his hands in innocence before approaching the altar. This conscientiousness, his refusal of sinners' company, and his constant delight in God's worship mark him as sincere, not a mere outward formalist.
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Commenting on Psalm 26:6-12