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Psa. 18:23 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I was also upright ζbefore him, and I kept myself from mine iniquityh.

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with.

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Psa. 37:27• ²⁷Depart from evil and do good, and dwell forever. (Psa. 37:27)

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Psa. 7:1‑8:9• ¹A Shiggayon of David which he sang unto Jehovah{HR}Because of the words of Cush, the Benjamite.{HR}O Jehovah, my God, in thee have I trusted;{HR}Save me from all those who persecute me, and deliver me.
²Lest like a lion he tear my soul, tearing it in pieces,{HR}And there is none to deliver.
³O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this;{HR}If there be iniquity in my hands;
⁴If I have recompensed with evil him that is at peace with me;{HR}If I have spoiled mine adversary without a cause;
⁵Let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it,{HR}And let him tread down my life to the ground,{HR}And let him cause mine honour to lie in the dust. Selah.
⁶Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger,{HR}Lift up thyself because of the wrath of mine enemies,{HR}And wake up for me the judgment which thou hast commanded.
⁷And the congregation of nations shall encompass thee;{HR}Because of it return thou to the height.
⁸Jehovah will govern the peoples:{HR}Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness{HR}And according to mine integrity [that is] upon me.
⁹Let now the evil of the wicked come to an end,{HR}But establish thou the righteous [man]:{HR}And one who trieth hearts and reins [art thou], O righteous God.
¹⁰My shield [is] upon God who saveth the upright in heart.
¹¹God judgeth righteously, and God is angry every day.
¹²If he turn not, he will whet his sword;{HR}He hath bent his bow and made it ready.
¹³And at him he hath aimed the weapons of death;{HR}He maketh his arrows to be burning.
¹⁴Behold he travaileth [with] iniquity,{HR}And he hath conceived mischief and brought forth falsehood.
¹⁵He hath dug a pit, and enlarged it,{HR}And he falleth into the pit which he maketh.
¹⁶His mischief shall return upon his own head,{HR}And upon the crown of his head shall his violence come down.
¹⁷I will praise Jehovah according to his righteousness,{HR}And I will sing praises unto the name of Jehovah, Most High.
¹To the chief musician upon Gittith ; a Psalm of David.{HR}O Jehovah our Lord, how glorious [is] thy name in all the earth!{HR}Thou who hast set thy majesty above the heavens.
²From the mouth of children and sucklings hast thou ordained praise{HR}Because of thine adversaries, to still the enemy and the revenger.
³When I behold thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,{HR}The moon and the stars which thou hast established,
⁴What [is] man that thou rememberest him,{HR}And the son of man that thou visitest him?
⁵And thou makest him a little lower than the angels{HR}And [with] glory and honour thou crownest him.
⁶Thou makest him to rule over the works of thy hands;{HR}Thou hast put everything under his feet.
⁷All sheep and oxen,{HR}And also the beasts of the field.
⁸Birds of heaven and fishes of the sea,{HR}[That which] passes through the paths of the sea.
⁹O Jehovah, our Lord,{HR}How glorious [is] thy name in all the earth! (Psa. 7:1‑8:9)

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Psa. 11:7• ⁷For righteous [is] Jehovah; he loveth righteousness;{HR}His face beholdeth the upright. (Psa. 11:7)

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Psa. 17:3• ³Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited [me] by night;{HR}Thou hast refined me; thou shalt find nothing;{HR}I have purposed, my mouth shall not transgress. (Psa. 17:3)

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Psa. 37:27• ²⁷Depart from evil and do good, and dwell forever. (Psa. 37:27)

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1 Sam. 26:23• ²³Jehovah render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for Jehovah delivered thee into my hand today, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against Jehovah's anointed. (1 Sam. 26:23)

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1 Chron. 29:17• ¹⁷{i}And 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.{/i} (1 Chron. 29:17)

before.

Heb. with.

I kept.

Matt. 5:29‑30• ²⁹And if thy right eye stumbleth thee, pluck out and cast it from thee; for it profiteth thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
³⁰And if thy right hand stumbleth thee, cut off and cast it from thee; for it profiteth thee, that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. (Matt. 5:29‑30)

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Matt. 18:8‑9• ⁸{i}And if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off and cast [it] from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, [rather] than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.{/i}
⁹{i}And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast [it] from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life one-eyed, [rather] than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.{/i} (Matt. 18:8‑9)

• “I kept myself from mine iniquity,” verse 23, presents a difficulty in applying this part of the psalm personally to Christ. It is evident that the Lord could not speak of “mine iniquity” as referring to indwelling sin. It has been suggested that the Lord could use such language in reference to His special temptations that lay before Him in the path He had to tread (JND). Others have suggested different translations such as, “from perverseness being mine” (FWG), or “have kept myself from iniquity” (Perowne). (“Psalm 18” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And I was uprightd with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity.

JND Translation Notes

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d

Or "perfect." as Gen. 6.9; Job 1.1; 4.6.

W. Kelly Translation

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And I am uprighta before him{HR}And keep myself from mine iniquity.

WK Translation Notes

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Or, perfect, clear.