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Psalm 18:21–24

21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;k

I am not guilty of turningl from my God.

22 All his laws are before me;m

I have not turned away from his decrees.

23 I have been blamelessn before him

and have kept myself from sin.

24 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,o

according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

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Psalm 18:21–24 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,

and have not wickedly departed from my God.

22 For all his rules were before me,

and his statutes I did not put away from me.

23 I was blameless before him,

and I kept myself from my guilt.

24 So the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,

according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

Psalm 18:21–24 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Psalm 18:21–24 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.

Psalm 18:21–24 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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.

Psalm 18:21–24 — New Century Version (NCV)

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.

Psalm 18:21–24 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Psalm 18:21–24 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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.

Psalm 18:21–24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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. 

Psalm 18:21–24 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

Psalm 18:21–24 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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.

Psalm 18:21–24 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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.

Psalm 18:21–24 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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.

Psalm 18:21–24 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.


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