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Psalms 18:23
And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David speaks to God, summarizing his personal conduct immediately after affirming constant attention to divine ordinances and immediately before declaring God’s reciprocal repayment.
The words — The Hebrew תָמִים (tamim) literally means blameless or intact, and מֵעֲוֹנִי (me'avoni) translates directly from my iniquity.
The thread — The text’s emphasis on personal vigilance against sin and divine reciprocity runs through Matthew 5:29, Matthew 18:8, and 1 Samuel 26:23.
Why it lands — It demands that the reader actively monitor personal conduct and deliberately avoid wrongdoing to remain aligned with established divine standards.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Cross-references
- Matthew 5:29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
- Matthew 18:8 If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
- 1 Samuel 26:23 May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not extend my hand against the LORD’s anointed.
- 1 Chronicles 29:17 I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.
- Psalms 11:7 For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
- Psalms 17:3 You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
- Psalms 37:27 Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
- Psalms 7:1 A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,