Psalms 18:25

23 And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.

24 So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

26 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

27 For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.

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

Compare

BSB
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
KJV
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
WEB
With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.
ASV
With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
DARBY
With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; with the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
BLB
With the faithful one, You show Yourself faithful; with a blameless man, You show Yourself blameless;
ÅB
Mot den nådige viser du deg nådig,
mot den redelige viser du deg redelig,
OTB
Med den trofaste viser du deg trofast;
Med den ulastelige viser du deg ulastelig;
B1930
Mot den fromme viser du dig from, mot den rettvise mann viser du dig rettvis,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 5:7

    Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

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  • Psalms 62:12

    and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.

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  • Matthew 18:33–35

    Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

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  • 1 Kings 8:32

    then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

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  • Nehemiah 9:17

    They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.

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  • Ezekiel 18:25–30

    Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

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  • Psalms 112:4–6

    Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

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  • Psalms 41:1–4

    Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

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