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Psalm 18:18–22

18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,

But the Lord was my support.

19 pHe also brought me out into a broad place;

He delivered me because He delighted in me.

20 qThe 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.

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Psalm 18:18–22 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.

Psalm 18:18–22 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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 rescued me, because he delighted in me.

20 The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness;

according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.

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.

Psalm 18:18–22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Psalm 18:18–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.

Psalm 18:18–22 — New Century Version (NCV)

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.

Psalm 18:18–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Psalm 18:18–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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;

Psalm 18:18–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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. 

Psalm 18:18–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

Psalm 18:18–22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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.

Psalm 18:18–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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,

Psalm 18:18–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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.

Psalm 18:18–22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.


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