Psalms 18:23
And I was upright with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
In Context
22For all his ordinances were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me;
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:17And I know, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart have I willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, offer willingly to thee.
Psalms 11:7For righteous is Jehovah; he loveth righteousness, his countenance doth behold the upright.
Psalms 37:27Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore;
Matthew 5:29But if thy right eye be a snare to thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 18:21-29
Devout Thanksgivings; Devout Confidence 20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord , and have not wickedly departed from my God. 22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. 23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. 24 Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in… Read the whole commentary →