2 Samuel 22:26

2 Samuel 22:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
• New International Version (NIV)“To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;
• New King James Version (NKJV)“With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;

Context of 2 Samuel 22:26

24I was blameless before him and kept myself from my iniquity. 25So the Lord repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. With the faithful you prove yourself faithful, with the blameless you prove yourself blameless, 27with the pure you prove yourself pure, but with the crooked you prove yourself shrewd. 28You rescue an oppressed people, but your eyes are set against the proud — you humble them.

2 Samuel 22:26 word by word

עִם־חָסִ֖יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־גִּבּ֥וֹר תָּמִ֖ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• With the mercifulחָסִידchâsîyd · piousH2623
• thou wilt shew thyself mercifulחָסַדchâsad · be kindH2616
• with the uprightתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemished: blamelessH8549
• manגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• thou wilt shew thyself uprightתָּמַםtâmam · to finishH8552

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:26

• Matthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
• James 2:13For judgment is without mercy to the one who has not shown mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:26

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-30David's rescue and success were linked to his obedience to God. God rewards those who live in a way that pleases him (see also Leviticus 26:1–13; Deuteronomy 28:1–14; Psalm 1).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 22:26

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• Mercy

In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• David
• Perfect; Perfection
• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of
• Text of the Old Testament

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22

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