Psalms 18:21 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 18:21

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 18:21

American Standard Version
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

Amplified® Bible
For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God.

Contemporary English Version
I do what you want and never turn to do evil.

Darby English Version
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

Good News Bible
I have obeyed the law of the LORD; I have not turned away from my God.

King James Version
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

New American Standard Bible
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

New International Version
For I have kept the ways of the LORD;
I have not done evil by turning from my God.

New King James Version
For I have kept the ways of the LORD,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

Revised Standard Version
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

Young's Literal Translation
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.

New English Translation
For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands;¹ I have not rebelled against my God.²