Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity - Who doth not worship idols, often called vanities in Scripture, and who doth not value or desire the vain things of this life, such as honour, riches, pleasures but who makes God his portion. This is fitly added, because a man may keep his hands clean, in a good measure, from mere worldly motives, and without any respect to God, and even with an evil design. And a pure heart - Purged from hypocrisy, and corrupt desires and designs, and careful to approve itself to God, as well as men, ordering a man’s very thoughts, intentions, and affections, according to God’s word. It is here very observable that the character of a right and acceptable worshipper of God is not taken from his nation and relation to Abraham nor from any or all of those costly and laborious rites and ceremonies of the law in which the generality of the Israelites placed their confidence, but from moral and spiritual duties, which most of them grossly neglected. He that hath clean hands - Whose actions and conversation are holy and unblameable.

Clean hand pure heart