2 Samuel 22:22 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Samuel 22:22

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

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.

Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 22:22

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 acted wickedly against 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 acted wickedly against 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