Psalms 18:20

18 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.

19 He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.

The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.

22 For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
KJV
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
WEB
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands, he has recompensed me.
ASV
Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
DARBY
Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
BLB
YHWH rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands, He returned [it] to me.
ÅB
Herren gjengjeldte meg etter min rettferdighet;
han betalte meg etter mine henders renhet.
OTB
Herren har belønnet meg i samsvar med min rettferdighet;
Etter mine henders renhet har han gjengjeldt meg.
B1930
Herren gjengjeldte mig efter min rettferdighet, han betalte mig efter mine henders renhet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 24:4

    He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.

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  • Matthew 6:4

    so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

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  • 1 Corinthians 3:8

    He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.

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  • Psalms 58:11

    Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”

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  • Job 22:30

    He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.”

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  • Proverbs 11:18

    The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

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  • Isaiah 62:11

    Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”

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  • Hebrews 7:26

    Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

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