2 Samuel 22:21
Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
20And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
22For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:25And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his sight.
1 Kings 8:32then hear thou in the heavens, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head; and justifying the righteous, giving him according to his righteousness.
Psalms 7:3Jehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands;
Psalms 18:20Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
Psalms 24:4He that hath blameless hands and a pure heart; who lifteth not up his soul unto vanity, nor sweareth deceitfully:
James 4:8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse [your] hands, sinners, and purify [your] hearts, ye double-minded.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 22:3-51
David's Song of Praise. ( b. c. 1020.) 1 And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: Observe here, I. That it has often been the lot of God's people to have many enemies, and to be in imminent danger of falling into their hands. David was a man after God's heart, but not after men's heart: many were those that hated him, and sought his ruin; Saul is particularly named, either, 1. As distinguished… Read the whole commentary →