Psalms 18:22

Psalms 18:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
• New International Version (NIV)All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For all his rules were before me, and his statutes I did not put away from me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For all His judgments were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me.

Context of Psalms 18:22

20The Lord rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence. 21For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not turned from my God to follow evil. I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees. 23I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin. 24The Lord rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence.

Psalms 18:22 word by word

כִּ֣י כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יו לֹא־אָסִ֥יר מֶֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For all his judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• before me, and I did not put awayסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• his statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708

Cross-references for Psalms 18:22

• Psalms 17:4I have followed your commands, which keep me from following cruel and evil people.
• Psalms 26:1Declare me innocent, O Lord, for I have acted with integrity; I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
• Psalms 119:10I have tried hard to find you— don’t let me wander from your commands.
• Acts 24:16Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God and all people.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:10You yourselves are our witnesses—and so is God—that we were devout and honest and faultless toward all of you believers.
• Psalms 119:102I haven’t turned away from your regulations, for you have taught me well.
• 1 Samuel 15:11“I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command.” Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the Lord all night.
• 1 John 2:19These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with us.

Commentaries on Psalms 18:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22All his judgments were before me - I kept his law before my eyes, that I might see my duty and know how to walk and please God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22For all his judgments - All his statutes, ordinances, laws. The word judgment is commonly used in this sense in the Scriptures, as referring to that which God has judged or determined to be right. Were before me - That is, I acted in view of them, or as having them to guide me. They were constantly before my eyes, and I regulated my conduct in accordance with their requirements. And I did not put away his statutes from me - I did not reject them as the…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