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2 Samuel 22:21–25

21 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;

according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.

22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,

and have not wickedly departed from my God.

23 For all his ordinances were before me,

and from his statutes I did not turn aside.

24 I was blameless before him,

and I kept myself from guilt.

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

according to my cleanness in his sight.

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2 Samuel 22:21–25 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 “The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;

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

22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;

I am not guilty of turning from my God.

23 All his laws are before me;

I have not turned away from his decrees.

24 I have been blameless before him

and have kept myself from sin.

25 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,

according to my cleanness in his sight.

2 Samuel 22:21–25 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 “The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness;

according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.

22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord

and have not wickedly departed from my God.

23 For all his rules were before me,

and from his statutes I did not turn aside.

24 I was blameless before him,

and I kept myself from guilt.

25 And the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,

according to my cleanness in his sight.

2 Samuel 22:21–25 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness:

According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,

And have not wickedly departed from my God.

23 For all his judgments were before me:

And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

24 I was also upright before him,

And have kept myself from mine iniquity.

25 Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness;

According to my cleanness in his eye sight.

2 Samuel 22:21–25 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 The Lord rewarded me for doing right;

he restored me because of my innocence.

22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;

I have not turned from my God to follow evil.

23 I have followed all his regulations;

I have never abandoned his decrees.

24 I am blameless before God;

I have kept myself from sin.

25 The Lord rewarded me for doing right.

He has seen my innocence.

2 Samuel 22:21–25 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 “The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;

According to the cleanness of my hands

He has recompensed me.

22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,

And have not wickedly departed from my God.

23 For all His judgments were before me;

And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.

24 I was also blameless before Him,

And I kept myself from my iniquity.

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

According to my cleanness in His eyes.

2 Samuel 22:21–25 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 “The Lord spared me because I did what was right.

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

22 I have followed the ways of the Lord;

I have not done evil by turning from my God.

23 I remember all his laws

and have not broken his rules.

24 I am innocent before him;

I have kept myself from doing evil.

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

because I did what the Lord said was right.

2 Samuel 22:21–25 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness;

According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

22 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah,

And have not wickedly departed from my God.

23 For all his ordinances were before me;

And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

24 I was also perfect toward him;

And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

25 Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness,

According to my cleanness in his eyesight.

2 Samuel 22:21–25 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 22 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God. 23 For all his ordinances were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them, 24 And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity. 25 And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his sight.

2 Samuel 22:21–25 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 The Lord rewarded me 

because of my righteousness, 

because my hands are clean. 

He paid me back 

22 because I have kept the ways of the Lord 

and I have not wickedly turned away from my God, 

23 because all his judgments are in front of me 

and I have not turned away from his laws. 

24 I was innocent as far as he was concerned. 

I have kept myself from guilt. 

25 The Lord paid me back 

because of my righteousness, 

because he can see that I am clean. 

2 Samuel 22:21–25 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 The Lord rewarded me

according to my righteousness;

He repaid me

according to the cleanness of my hands.

22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord

and have not turned from my God to wickedness.

23 Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mind

and have not disregarded His statutes.

24 I was blameless before Him

and kept myself from sinning.

25 So the Lord repaid me

according to my righteousness,

according to my cleanness in His sight.

2 Samuel 22:21–25 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness,

according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.

22 For I have kept the ways of Yahweh;

I have not acted wickedly against my God.

23 For all of his ordinances were before me,

and I did not turn aside from his statutes.

24 I was blameless before him,

and I kept myself from my iniquity.

25 Yahweh has recompensed me according to my righteousness,

according to my cleanness before his eyes.

2 Samuel 22:21–25 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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

He has rewarded me because I lead a pure life.

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

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

23 I keep all of his laws in mind.

I haven’t turned away from his commands.

24 He knows that I am without blame.

He knows I’ve kept myself from sinning.

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

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

2 Samuel 22:21–25 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 “The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness;

According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.

22 “For I have kept the ways of the Lord,

And have not acted wickedly against my God.

23 “For all His ordinances were before me,

And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.

24 “I was also blameless toward Him,

And I kept myself from my iniquity.

25 “Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,

According to my cleanness before His eyes.


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