21 (A)The Lord has treated me in accordance with my righteousness;
(B)In accordance with the cleanliness of my hands He has repaid me.
22 (C)For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not acted wickedly against my God.
23 (D)For all His ordinances were before me,
And as for His statutes, I did not deviate from [a]them.
24 (E)I was also [b]blameless toward Him,
And I have kept myself from my wrongdoing.
25 (F)So the Lord has repaid me in accordance with my righteousness,
In accordance with my cleanliness before His eyes.

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:23 Lit it
  2. 2 Samuel 22:24 Lit complete; or having integrity

21 “The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;(A)
    according to the cleanness(B) of my hands(C) he has rewarded me.
22 For I have kept(D) the ways of the Lord;
    I am not guilty of turning from my God.
23 All his laws are before me;(E)
    I have not turned(F) away from his decrees.
24 I have been blameless(G) before him
    and have kept myself from sin.
25 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,(H)
    according to my cleanness[a] in his sight.

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:25 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:24) to the cleanness of my hands