2 Samuel 22:23 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Samuel 22:23

21 “The^a Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the ^bcleanness of my hands
He has recompensed me.

22 For I have ^akept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.

23 For all His ^ajudgments were before me;
And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.

24 I was also ^ablameless before Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.

25 Therefore ^athe Lord has recompensed me according to¹ my righteousness,
According to my cleanness in His eyes.

26 “With ^athe merciful You will show Yourself merciful;
With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;

27 With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
And ^awith the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 22:23

American Standard Version
For all his ordinances were before me; And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

Amplified® Bible
For all His ordinances were before me; and from His statutes I did not turn aside.

Contemporary English Version
I keep your laws in mind and never turn away from your teachings.

Darby English Version
For all his ordinances were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them,

Good News Bible
I have observed all his laws; I have not disobeyed his commands.

King James Version
For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

New American Standard Bible
"For all His ordinances {were} before me, And {as for} His statutes, I did not depart from them.

New International Version
All his laws are before me;
I have not turned away from his decrees.

New King James Version
For all His judgments were before me;
And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For all His ordinances lay before me, and as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.

Revised Standard Version
For all his ordinances were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside.

Young's Literal Translation
For all His judgments `are' before me, As to His statutes, I turn not from them.

New English Translation
For I am aware of all his regulations,¹ and I do not reject his rules.²