Psalms 12:2
2. The want of it is illustrated by the prevalence of deceit and instability.
James 4:8
8. Draw nigh to God—So "cleave unto Him," De 30:20, namely, by prayerfully (Jas 4:2, 3) "resisting Satan," who would oppose our access to God.
he will draw nigh—propitious. Cleanse . . . hands—the outward instruments of action. None but the clean-handed can ascend into the hill of the Lord (justified through Christ, who alone was perfectly so, and as such "ascended" thither). purify . . . hearts—literally "make chaste" of your spiritual adultery (Jas 4:4, that is, worldliness) "your hearts": the inward source of all impurity. double-minded—divided between God and the world. The "double-minded" is at fault in heart; the sinner in his hands likewise.
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