16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me;

he drew me out of deep waters.

17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,

from my foes, who were too strong for me.

18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,

but the Lord was my support.

19 He brought me out into a spacious place;

he rescued me because he delighted in me.

20 The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;

according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.

21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;

I am not guilty of turning from my God.

22 All his laws are before me;

I have not turned away from his decrees.

23 I have been blameless before him

and have kept myself from sin.

24 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,

according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

16 He sent from above, he took me,

He drew me out of many waters.

17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,

And from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity:

But the Lord was my stay.

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.

16 He reached down from heaven and rescued me;

he drew me out of deep waters.

17 He rescued me from my powerful enemies,

from those who hated me and were too strong for me.

18 They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress,

but the Lord supported me.

19 He led me to a place of safety;

he rescued me because he delights in me.

20 The Lord rewarded me for doing right;

he restored me because of my innocence.

21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;

I have not turned from my God to follow evil.

22 I have followed all his regulations;

I have never abandoned his decrees.

23 I am blameless before God;

I have kept myself from sin.

24 The Lord rewarded me for doing right.

He has seen my innocence.

16 He sent from above, He took me;

He drew me out of many waters.

17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,

From those who hated me,

For they were too strong for me.

18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,

But the Lord was my support.

19 He also brought me out into a broad 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

He has 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 blameless before Him,

And I kept myself from my iniquity.

24 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,

According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

16 The Lord reached down from above and took me;

he pulled me from the deep water.

17 He saved me from my powerful enemies,

from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.

18 They attacked me at my time of trouble,

but the Lord supported me.

19 He took me to a safe place.

Because he delights in me, he saved me.

20 The Lord spared me because I did what was right.

Because I have not done evil, he has rewarded me.

21 I have followed the ways of the Lord;

I have not done evil by turning away from my God.

22 I remember all his laws

and have not broken his rules.

23 I am innocent before him;

I have kept myself from doing evil.

24 The Lord rewarded me because I did what was right,

because I did what the Lord said was right.

16 He sent from on high, he took me;

He drew me out of many waters.

17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,

And from them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

18 They came upon me in the day of my calamity;

But Jehovah was my stay.

19 He brought me forth also into a large place;

He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

20 Jehovah hath 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 Jehovah,

And have not wickedly departed from my God.

22 For all his ordinances were before me,

And I put not away his statutes from me.

23 I was also perfect with him,

And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

24 Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness,

According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

16 He reached forth from above, he took me, he drew me out of great waters: 17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me; for they were mightier than I. 18 They encountered me in the day of my calamity, but Jehovah was my stay. 19 And he brought me forth into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

20 Jehovah hath 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 Jehovah, 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 And I was upright with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity. 24 And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

16 He reached down from high above and took hold of me. 

He pulled me out of the raging water. 

17 He rescued me from my strong enemy 

and from those who hated me, 

because they were too strong for me. 

18 On the day when I faced disaster, they confronted me, 

but the Lord came to my defense. 

19 He brought me out to a wide-open place. 

He rescued me because he was pleased with me. 

20 The Lord rewarded me 

because of my righteousness, 

because my hands are clean. 

He paid me back 

21 because I have kept the ways of the Lord 

and I have not wickedly turned away from my God, 

22 because all his judgments are in front of me 

and I have not turned away from his laws. 

23 I was innocent as far as he was concerned. 

I have kept myself from guilt. 

24 The Lord paid me back 

because of my righteousness, 

because he can see that my hands are clean. 

16 He reached down from heaven

and took hold of me;

He pulled me out of deep waters.

17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy

and from those who hated me,

for they were too strong for me.

18 They confronted me in the day of my distress,

but the Lord was my support.

19 He brought me out to a spacious place;

He rescued me because He delighted in me.

20 The Lord rewarded me

according to my righteousness;

He repaid me

according to the cleanness of my hands.

21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord

and have not turned from my God to wickedness.

22 Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mind

and have not disregarded His statutes.

23 I was blameless toward Him

and kept myself from sinning.

24 So the Lord repaid me

according to my righteousness,

according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

16 He reached down from on high, he took me;

he drew me out of mighty waters.

17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,

and from those who hated me;

for they were too mighty for me.

18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity;

but the Lord was my support.

19 He brought me out into a broad 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 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 ordinances were before me,

and his statutes I did not put away from me.

23 I was blameless before him,

and I kept myself from guilt.

24 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,

according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

16 He reached from on high; he seized me.

He drew me from many waters.

17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,

and from those who hated me

because they were stronger than I.

18 They confronted me on the day of disaster,

but Yahweh was my support.

19 So he brought me out to a spacious place.

He delivered me because he delighted in me.

20 Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness;

According to the cleanness of my hands

he has repaid me.

21 Because I have kept the ways of Yahweh,

and have not acted wickedly against my God,

22 because all his ordinances are before me,

and his statutes I have not removed from me,

23 and I was blameless before him,

and I kept myself from my guilt.

24 Therefore Yahweh has repaid me according to my righteousness,

according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

16 He reached down from heaven. He took hold of me.

He lifted me out of deep waters.

17 He saved me from my powerful enemies.

He set me free from those who were too strong for me.

18 They stood up to me when I was in trouble.

But the Lord helped me.

19 He brought me out into a wide and safe place.

He saved me because he was pleased with me.

20 The Lord has been good to me because I do what is right.

He has rewarded me because I lead a pure life.

21 I have lived the way the Lord wanted me to.

I haven’t done evil by turning away from my God.

22 I keep all of his laws in mind.

I haven’t turned away from his commands.

23 He knows that I am without blame.

He knows I’ve kept myself from sinning.

24 The Lord has rewarded me for doing what is right.

He has rewarded me because I haven’t done anything wrong.

16 He sent from on high, He took me;

He drew me out of many waters.

17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,

And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,

But the Lord was my stay.

19 He brought me forth also into a broad place;

He rescued me, because He delighted in me.

20 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness;

According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed 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 also blameless with Him,

And I kept myself from my iniquity.

24 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,

According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.