Tree of Life Version
Psalms 18:22
22For I kept the ways of Adonai, and did not turn wickedly from my God.
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
20He brought me out to a wide-open place. He rescued me since He delighted in me. 21Adonai rewarded me for my righteousness. For the cleanness of my hands He repaid me. For I kept the ways of Adonai, and did not turn wickedly from my God. 23For all His judgments are before me. I do not put His rulings away from me. 24I also had integrity with Him, and kept myself from my sin.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:22 word by word
כִּ֣י כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יו לֹא־אָסִ֥יר מֶֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:22
- Psalms 17:4As for the deeds of mankind— by the word of Your lips I have kept out of the ways of the violent.
- Psalms 26:1Of David. Vindicate me, Adonai, for I have walked in my integrity, and trusted in Adonai without wavering.
- Psalms 119:10With my whole heart have I sought You —let me not stray from Your mitzvot.
- Acts 24:16“Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience before both God and men.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:10You are witnesses, along with God, of how devoutly and righteously and blamelessly we behaved toward you who believe.
- Psalms 119:102I do not turn away from Your rulings, for You Yourself have taught me.
- 1 Samuel 15:11“I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me and has not carried out My commands.” So Samuel was troubled and cried out to Adonai all night long.
- 1 John 2:19They left us, but they didn’t really belong to us. If they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they left us so it became clear that none of them belongs to 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
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