Psalms 18:26

Psalms 18:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
• New International Version (NIV)to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
• English Standard Version (ESV)with the purified you show yourself pure; and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
• New King James Version (NKJV)With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

Context of Psalms 18:26

24Therefore the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness (moral character, spiritual integrity), According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight. 25With the kind (merciful, faithful, loyal) You show Yourself kind, With the blameless You show Yourself blameless, With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the crooked You show Yourself astute. 27For You save an afflicted and humble people, But bring down those [arrogant fools] with haughty eyes. 28For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine; The Lord my God illumines my darkness.

Psalms 18:26 word by word

עִם־נָבָ֥ר תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר וְעִם־עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• With the pureבָּרַרbârar · to purifyH1305
• and with the frowardעִקֵּשׁ‛iqqêsh · twistedH6141
• thou wilt shew thyself frowardפָּתַלpâthal · to twistH6617

Cross-references for Psalms 18:26

• Psalms 109:17He also loved cursing, and it came [back] to him; He did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.
• Leviticus 26:23‘And if by these things you are not turned to Me, but act with hostility against Me,
• Proverbs 3:34Though He scoffs at the scoffers and scorns the scorners, Yet He gives His grace [His undeserved favor] to the humble [those who give up self-importance].
• Romans 2:4Or do you have no regard for the wealth of His kindness and tolerance and patience [in withholding His wrath]? Are you [actually] unaware or ignorant [of the fact] that God’s kindness leads you to repentance [that is, to change your inner self, your old way of thinking—seek His purpose for your life]?
• James 2:13For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; but [to the one who has shown mercy] mercy triumphs [victoriously] over judgment.

Commentaries on Psalms 18:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26With the froward - עקש ikkesh, the perverse man; he that is crooked in his tempers and ways. Thou wilt show thyself froward - תתפתל tithpattal, thou wilt set thyself to twist, twine, and wrestle. If he contend, thou wilt contend with him. Thou wilt follow him through all his windings; thou wilt trace him through all his crooked ways; untwist him in all his cunning wiles; and defeat all his schemes of stubbornness, fraud, overreaching, and deceit. My old…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26With the pure - Those who are pure in their thoughts, their motives, their conduct. Thou wilt show thyself pure - They will find that they have to deal with a God who is himself pure; who loves purity, and who will accompany it with appropriate rewards wherever it is found. And with the froward - The word used here - עקשׁ ‛iqqêsh - means properly perverse; a man of a perverse and wicked mind. It is derived from a verb - עקשׁ ‛âqash - which means, to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-28Verses 20-28 Those that forsake the ways of the Lord, depart from their God. But though conscious to ourselves of many a false step, let there not be a wicked departure from our God. David kept his eye upon the rule of God's commands. Constant care to keep from that sin, whatever it be, which most easily besets us, proves that we are upright before God. Those who show mercy to others, even they need mercy. Those who are faithful to God, shall find him all…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26The pure have clean hands (see Psalm 18:20–24). to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd: The Lord understands everyone's character and responds to them fairly.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2725-27. God renders to men according to their deeds in a penal, not vindictive, sense (Le 26:23, 24). merciful--or, "kind" (Psa 4:3).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings