Psalms 18:24
Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
Psalms 18:24 in other translations
| BSB | So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight. |
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| WEB | Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. |
| ASV | Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. |
| YLT | And Jehovah doth return to me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, Over-against his eyes. |
| DARBY | And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. |
| BBE | Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes. |
| Webster | Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. |
What does Psalms 18:24 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 18:20-24
20-24. The statements of innocence, righteousness, &c., refer, doubtless, to his personal and official conduct and his purposes, during all the trials to which he was subjected in Saul's persecutions and Absalom's rebellions, as well as the various wars in which he had been engaged as the head and defender of God's Church and people.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 18:20-28
Those that forsake the ways of the Lord, depart from their God. But though conscious to ourselves of many a false step, let there not be a wicked departure from our God. David kept his eye upon the rule of God's commands. Constant care to keep from that sin, whatever it be, which most easily besets us, proves that we are upright before God. Those who show mercy to others, even they need mercy. Those who are faithful…
Psalms 18:24 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 18:24
- Matthew 10:41-42
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
- Ruth 2:12
The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
- 1 Samuel 26:23
The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed.
- Hebrews 6:16
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6-7
Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
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Context
- Psalms 18:23
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
- Psalms 18:24
Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
- Psalms 18:25
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
Psalms 18:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Pagóme pues Jehová conforme á mi justicia; conforme á la limpieza de mis manos delante de sus ojos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et j’ai été parfait avec lui, et je me suis gardé de mon iniquité. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jehova erstattete mir nach meiner Gerechtigkeit, nach der Reinheit meiner Hände vor seinen Augen. |