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20 
The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness (moral character, spiritual integrity);
According to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me.
21 
For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 
For all His ordinances were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me.
23 
I was [a]blameless before Him,
And I kept myself free from my sin.
24 
Therefore the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness (moral character, spiritual integrity),
According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

25 
With the kind (merciful, faithful, loyal) You show Yourself kind,
With the blameless You show Yourself blameless,
26 
With the pure You show Yourself pure,
And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.
27 
For You save an afflicted and humble people,
But bring down those [arrogant fools] with haughty eyes.
28 
For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine;
The Lord my God illumines my darkness.
29 
For by You I can crush a troop,
And by my God I can leap over a wall.

30 
As for God, His way is [b]blameless.
The word of the Lord is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless];
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:23 Lit complete; or having integrity; or perfect.
  2. Psalm 18:30 See v 23.

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