God’s Word Translation
Psalms 18:24
24The Lord paid me back because of my righteousness, because he can see that my hands are clean.
Psalms 18:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
Context of Psalms 18:24
22because all his judgments are in front of me and I have not turned away from his laws. 23I was innocent as far as he was concerned. I have kept myself from guilt. The Lord paid me back because of my righteousness, because he can see that my hands are clean. 25⌞In dealing⌟ with faithful people you are faithful, with innocent people you are innocent, 26with pure people you are pure. ⌞In dealing⌟ with devious people you are clever.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:24 word by word
וַיָּֽשֶׁב־יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י כְצִדְקִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗י לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:24
- Ruth 2:12May the Lord reward you for what you have done! May you receive a rich reward from the Lord God of Israel, under whose protection you have come for shelter.”
- Matthew 10:41The person who welcomes a prophet as such will receive a prophet’s reward. The person who welcomes a godly person as such will receive a godly person’s reward.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6Certainly, it is right for God to give suffering to those who cause you to suffer.
- Hebrews 6:16When people take oaths, they base their oaths on someone greater than themselves. Their oaths guarantee what they say and end all arguments.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:24
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me - By delivering me from my enemies. The divine interpositions in his behalf had been of the nature of a reward or recompense. According to my righteousness - As if I were righteous; or, his acts of intervention have been such as are appropriate to a righteous life. The psalmist does not say that it was on account of his righteousness as if he had merited the favor of God, but that the interpositions in his behalf had…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. 20-24The psalmist states that loyalty brings rewards. He trusts in the Lord (see Psalm 16:1) and promises to live with integrity (see Psalms 1, 15, 24; see also 19:12–14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2420-24. The statements of innocence, righteousness, &c., refer, doubtless, to his personal and official conduct and his purposes, during all the trials to which he was subjected in Saul's persecutions and Absalom's rebellions, as well as the various wars in which he had been engaged as the head and defender of God's Church and people.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
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