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2 Samuel 22:21-31
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Samuel 22:21-31
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
21 The Lord acknowledged my righteousness;
rewarded my clean hands.
22 For I kept the ways of the Lord;
I was not disloyal to my God.
23 His laws were all before me,
his decrees I did not cast aside.
24 I was honest toward him;
I was on guard against sin.
25 So the Lord rewarded my righteousness,
the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
26 (A)Toward the faithful you are faithful;[a]
to the honest you are honest;
27 Toward the sincere you are sincere;
but to the perverse you are devious.
28 Humble people you save,
though on the haughty your eyes look down.
29 You are my lamp, O Lord!
My God brightens the darkness about me.
30 With you I can rush an armed band,
with my God to help I can leap a wall.
31 God’s way is unerring;
the Lord’s promise is tried and true;
he is a shield for all who trust in him.(B)
Footnotes
- 22:26–27 People are treated by God in the same way they treat him and other people.
2 Samuel 22:21-31
New International Version
2 Samuel 22:21-31
New International Version
21 “The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;(A)
according to the cleanness(B) of my hands(C) he has rewarded me.
22 For I have kept(D) the ways of the Lord;
I am not guilty of turning from my God.
23 All his laws are before me;(E)
I have not turned(F) away from his decrees.
24 I have been blameless(G) before him
and have kept myself from sin.
25 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,(H)
according to my cleanness[a] in his sight.
26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27 to the pure(I) you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(J)
28 You save the humble,(K)
but your eyes are on the haughty(L) to bring them low.(M)
29 You, Lord, are my lamp;(N)
the Lord turns my darkness into light.
30 With your help I can advance against a troop[b];
with my God I can scale a wall.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 22:25 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:24) to the cleanness of my hands
- 2 Samuel 22:30 Or can run through a barricade
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