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Psalm 18:25

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18:25You prove to be loyal67 to one who is faithful;68

you prove to be trustworthy69 to one who is innocent.70

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Footnotes

  1. 67 The imperfect verbal forms in vv. 25–29 draw attention to God’s characteristic actions. Based on his experience, the psalmist generalizes about God’s just dealings with people (vv. 25–27) and about the way in which God typically empowers him on the battlefield (vv. 28–29). The Hitpael stem is used in vv. 26–27 in a reflexive resultative (or causative) sense. God makes himself loyal, etc. in the sense that he conducts or reveals himself as such. On this use of the Hitpael stem, see §54.e.
  2. 68 Or “to a faithful follower.” A “faithful follower” (חָסִיד, khasid) is one who does what is right in God’s eyes and remains faithful to God (see Pss 4:3; 12:1; 16:10; 31:23; 37:28; 86:2; 97:10).
  3. 69 Or “innocent.”
  4. 70 Heb “a man of innocence.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

With the merciful you show yourself merciful;

with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

To the faithful you show yourself faithful,

to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

With the faithful

you prove yourself faithful,

with the blameless

you prove yourself blameless,

NLTNew Living Translation

To the faithful you show yourself faithful;

to those with integrity you show integrity.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

To the loyal you show yourself loyal.

To the blameless you show yourself blameless.

KJV 1900King James Version

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful;

With an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;