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Psalms 18:25
25To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.
Psalms 18:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an 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 Psalms 18:25
23I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin. 24The Lord rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence. To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity. 26To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. 27You rescue the humble, but you humiliate the proud.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:25 word by word
עִם־חָסִ֥יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־גְּבַ֥ר תָּ֝מִ֗ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:25
- Psalms 41:1Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble.
- Psalms 112:4Light shines in the darkness for the godly. They are generous, compassionate, and righteous.
- Nehemiah 9:17They refused to obey and did not remember the miracles you had done for them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to take them back to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, and rich in unfailing love. You did not abandon them,
- Isaiah 57:1Good people pass away; the godly often die before their time. But no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to understand that God is protecting them from the evil to come.
- Isaiah 58:7Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.
- Matthew 18:33Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’
- Luke 6:35“Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.
- Isaiah 26:7But for those who are righteous, the way is not steep and rough. You are a God who does what is right, and you smooth out the path ahead of them.
- Ezekiel 18:25“Yet you say, ‘The Lord isn’t doing what’s right!’ Listen to me, O people of Israel. Am I the one not doing what’s right, or is it you?
- Romans 9:14Are we saying, then, that God was unfair? Of course not!
Commentaries on Psalms 18:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful - Thou wilt deal with men as they deal with each other. This is the general tenor of God's providential conduct towards mankind; well expressed by Mr. Pope in his universal prayer: - "Teach me to feel another's wo; To hide the fault I see: The mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me." It is in reference to this that our Lord teaches us to pray: "Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25With the merciful - From the particular statement respecting the divine dealings with himself the psalmist now passes to a general statement (suggested by what God had done for him) in regard to the general principles of the divine administration. That general statement is, that God deals with men according to their character; or, that he will adapt his providential dealings to the conduct of men. They will find him to be such toward them as they have…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. 25-29The faithful God remains true to his character. He loves faithfulness, innocence, and purity, and he hates wickedness (see Psalm 1:6).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
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