Psalms 18:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 18:20

18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the Lord was my support.

19 ^aHe also brought me out into a broad place;
He delivered me because He delighted in me.

20 ^aThe Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands
He has recompensed me.

21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.

22 For all His judgments were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me.

23 I was also blameless¹ before Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.

24 ^aTherefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

25 ^aWith the merciful You will show Yourself merciful;
With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;

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

Verse Comparison: Psalms 18:20

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American Standard Version
Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

Amplified® Bible
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness (my conscious integrity and sincerity with Him); according to the cleanness of my hands has He recompensed me.

Contemporary English Version
You are good to me, LORD, because I do right, and you reward me because I am innocent.

Darby English Version
Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

Good News Bible
The LORD rewards me because I do what is right; he blesses me because I am innocent.

King James Version
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

New American Standard Bible
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.

New International Version
The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.

New King James Version
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands
He has recompensed me.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.

Revised Standard Version
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.

Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.

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