19 He brought me out into a spacious place;(A)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.(B)

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

25 To the faithful(K) you show yourself faithful,(L)
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the pure(M) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(N)
27 You save the humble(O)
    but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.(P)
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp(Q) burning;
    my God turns my darkness into light.(R)
29 With your help(S) I can advance against a troop[a];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

30 As for God, his way is perfect:(T)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;(U)
    he shields(V) all who take refuge(W) in him.
31 For who is God besides the Lord?(X)
    And who is the Rock(Y) except our God?
32 It is God who arms me with strength(Z)
    and keeps my way secure.(AA)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:29 Or can run through a barricade

19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he 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 upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

24 Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

28 For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

31 For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?

32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

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