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Psalms 18:20-24

20Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068rewardedיִגְמְלֵ֣נִיyig.me.Le.niH1580me according to my righteousnessכְּצִדְקִ֑יke.tzid.KiH6664;according to the cleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of my handsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027hath he recompensedיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725me.

21For I have keptשָׁ֭מַרְתִּיSha.mar.tiH8104the waysדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870of YhwhH3068,and have not wickedly departedרָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּיra.Sha'.tiH7561from my Godמֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃me.'e.lo.HaiH430.

22For all his judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יוmish.pa.TavH4941werebefore me, and I did not put awayאָסִ֥יר'a.SirH5493his statutesוְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708from me.

23I was also uprightתָמִ֣יםta.MimH8549before him, and I keptוָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗רva.'esh.ta.MerH8104myself from mine iniquityמֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃me.'a.vo.NiH5771.

24Therefore hath Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068recompensedוַיָּֽשֶׁב־vai.ya.shev-H7725me according to my righteousnessכְצִדְקִ֑יkhe.tzid.KiH6664,according to the cleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of my handsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027in his eyesightעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

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