Focused Passage

Psalms 18:20-24

The LORD My Rock, Deliverer, and King

The psalm moves from David’s love and praise for the LORD as refuge, through the memory of deathly distress and divine rescue, into cosmic theophany, righteous vindication, renewed strength for battle, victory over enemies and nations, and final praise to the LORD who gives great victories to his king and shows unfailing love to David and his descendants forever.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

20 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.

22 For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.

23 And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.

24 So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

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References and Original Words

Verse 20

Cross-references

1 Samuel 2:30 Classic cross-references Isaiah 38:3 Classic cross-references James 4:8 Classic cross-references Psalms 24:4 Classic cross-references Job 22:30 Classic cross-references

Original words

The LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular has rewarded me יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי H1580 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular according to my righteousness כְּצִדְקִ֑י H6664 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular He has repaid me יָשִׁ֥יב H7725 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular according to the cleanness כְּבֹ֥ר H1252 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct of my hands יָ֝דַ֗י H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singular

Verse 21

Cross-references

Jeremiah 17:5 Classic cross-references Psalms 119:102 Classic cross-references 1 John 2:19 Classic cross-references Acts 24:16 Classic cross-references Hebrews 3:12 Classic cross-references

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction I have kept שָׁ֭מַרְתִּי H8104 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular the ways דַּרְכֵ֣י H1870 Noun - common plural construct of the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular and have not וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle wickedly departed רָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּי H7561 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular from my God מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃ H430 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

Verse 22

Cross-references

Psalms 119:13 Classic cross-references Psalms 119:112 Classic cross-references Psalms 119:30 Classic cross-references Psalms 119:117 Classic cross-references Psalms 119:128 Classic cross-references

Original words

For כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction all כָל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct His ordinances [are] מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו H4941 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular before me לְנֶגְדִּ֑י H5048 Preposition-l | first person common singular I have not לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle disregarded אָסִ֥יר H5493 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular . . . מֶֽנִּי׃ H4480 Preposition | first person common singular His statutes וְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יו H2708 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 23

Cross-references

Isaiah 3:10 Classic cross-references Hebrews 12:1 Classic cross-references 1 John 5:18 Classic cross-references Matthew 18:8 Classic cross-references Matthew 5:29 Classic cross-references

Original words

And I וָאֱהִ֣י H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular have been blameless תָמִ֣ים H8549 Adjective - masculine singular before Him עִמּ֑וֹ H5973 Preposition | third person masculine singular and kept myself וָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗ר H8104 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular from iniquity מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃ H5771 Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular

Verse 24

Cross-references

Matthew 10:41 Classic cross-references Ruth 2:12 Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 26:23 Classic cross-references Psalms 36:10 Classic cross-references Hebrews 6:16 Classic cross-references

Original words

So the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular has repaid וַיָּֽשֶׁב־ H7725 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular me לִ֣י Preposition | first person common singular according to my righteousness כְצִדְקִ֑י H6664 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular according to the cleanness כְּבֹ֥ר H1252 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct of my hands יָ֝דַ֗י H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singular in לְנֶ֣גֶד H5048 Preposition-l His sight עֵינָֽיו׃ H5869 Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular

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