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.

26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27 to the pure(I) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(J)
28 You save the humble,(K)
    but your eyes are on the haughty(L) to bring them low.(M)
29 You, Lord, are my lamp;(N)
    the Lord turns my darkness into light.
30 With your help I can advance against a troop[b];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

31 “As for God, his way is perfect:(O)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;(P)
    he shields(Q) all who take refuge in him.
32 For who is God besides the Lord?
    And who is the Rock(R) except our God?(S)
33 It is God who arms me with strength[c]
    and keeps my way secure.
34 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;(T)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.(U)
35 He trains my hands(V) for battle;
    my arms can bend a bow(W) of bronze.
36 You make your saving help my shield;(X)
    your help has made[d] me great.
37 You provide a broad path(Y) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:25 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:24) to the cleanness of my hands
  2. 2 Samuel 22:30 Or can run through a barricade
  3. 2 Samuel 22:33 Dead Sea Scrolls, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:32); Masoretic Text who is my strong refuge
  4. 2 Samuel 22:36 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text shield; / you stoop down to make

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