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Psalms 18:21–24

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For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
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From verse 21

  1. Psalms 119:102Rank 1 from verse 21
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    102I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.

  2. 1 John 2:19Rank 2 from verse 21
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    19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

  3. Acts 24:16Rank 3 from verse 21
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    16And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

  4. Proverbs 8:32Rank 4 from verse 21
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    32Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

  5. Psalms 17:4Rank 5 from verse 21
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    4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

From verse 22

  1. Psalms 119:13Rank 1 from verse 22
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    13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

  2. Psalms 119:112Rank 2 from verse 22
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    112I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.

  3. Psalms 119:30Rank 3 from verse 22
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    30I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

  4. Psalms 119:117Rank 4 from verse 22
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    117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

  5. Psalms 119:128Rank 5 from verse 22
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    128Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

From verse 23

  1. Matthew 18:8–9Rank 1 from verse 23
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    8Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

    9And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

  2. Matthew 5:29–30Rank 2 from verse 23
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    29And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

    30And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

  3. 1 Chronicles 29:17Rank 3 from verse 23
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    17I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

  4. 1 Samuel 26:23Rank 4 from verse 23
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    23The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed.

  5. Psalms 11:7Rank 5 from verse 23
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    7For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

From verse 24

  1. Matthew 10:41–42Rank 1 from verse 24
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    41He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.

    42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

  2. Ruth 2:12Rank 2 from verse 24
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    12The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

  3. 1 Samuel 26:23Rank 3 from verse 24
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    23The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed.

  4. Hebrews 6:16Rank 4 from verse 24
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    16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

  5. 2 Thessalonians 1:6–7Rank 5 from verse 24
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    6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

    7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

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Psalms 18:21

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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departed

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1. Left, went away, or moved from a place or person. 2. Ceased to remain, was removed, disappeared, or passed away. 3. Turned or separated from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. Left earthly life or this world.

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Psalms 18:22

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

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Psalms 18:23

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upright

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1. Honest, just, or morally right; also a person so characterized. 2. Straight, erect, or standing up.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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iniquity

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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.

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Psalms 18:24

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recompensed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of recompense, meaning to reward, repay, or requite.

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hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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20The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

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

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22For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

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23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

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24Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

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25With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

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