Psalms Chapter 18 verse 20 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 18:20

Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
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BBE Psalms 18:20

The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.
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DARBY Psalms 18:20

Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
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KJV Psalms 18:20

The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
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WBT Psalms 18:20

He brought me forth also in a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
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WEB Psalms 18:20

Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.
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YLT Psalms 18:20

Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness. David has spoken of his "righteousness" already in Psalm 7:8. We must not suppose him to mean absolute blamelessness, any more than Job means such blamelessness by his "integrity" (Job 27:5; Job 31:6). He means honesty of purpose, the sincere endeavour to do right, such conduct as brings about "the answer of a good conscience before God" (1 Peter 3:21). According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me (comp. Job 27:9; Psalm 24:4). "Clean hands" are hands unstained by any wicked action.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20-23) for this protestation of innocence comp. Psalms 7, 17 and Job, passim. Self-righteous pride and vindication of one's character under calumny are very different things. If taken of the nation at large, comp. Numbers 23:21. Here, also, the text in Samuel offers one or two trifling variations from ours.