I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
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I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
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I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
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And I was single-hearted toward Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 22:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 6:9 This is the history of the generations of Noah: Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.
- Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty. Walk before me and be blameless.
- Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
- Ephesians 1:4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love,
- Hebrews 12:1 Therefore let’s also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with perseverance the race that is set before us,
- Psalms 51:6 Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
- Psalms 84:11 For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
- Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
- John 1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
- 2 Corinthians 5:11 Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God, and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as…
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me. See Gill on Psa 18:44.
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sa2 22:46Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places. See Gill on Psa 18:45.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 24. Upright towards him — Correct and true in…
24. Upright towards him — Correct and true in my relations to him.
My iniquity — The iniquity into which I am ever prone to run. These words show that David does not utter these professions of innocence as a claim of absolute purity and perfection, for the expression, my iniquity, indicates a consciousness of human infirmity. The righteousness and innocence which he here and elsewhere pleads have reference to his deportment towards his enemies, and his observance of the religious ordinances of Israel. The testimony of sacred history is, that “David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.” 1Ki_15:5; see note. That matter of Uriah, and other sins of David’s life, affected not the righteousness of his deportment towards his foes, nor his habitual observance of the statutes of the Lord; and as his object in this triumphal Psalm is to praise God for his deliverance from all his enemies, it was in keeping with his purpose not to speak of his own private sins, but to show the righteousness of his cause, and his integrity in all his conflicts with enemies. To make these things prominent served both to honour David and magnify Jehovah.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24. upright] Or perfect, as in 2Sa_22:31; 2Sa_22:33. It…
24. upright] Or perfect, as in 2Sa_22:31; 2Sa_22:33. It expresses the sincerity of undivided devotion. As a sacrificial term it signifies without blemish, and so the Sept. renders it here ἄμωμος, for which cp. Eph_1:4; Col_1:22, &c.
have kept myself from mine iniquity] I have watched over myself that I might not transgress. Some see further in the words the recognition of an inherent tendency to sin, or an allusion to some special temptation, but the simple explanation is best.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Ver. 24. (Psa_18:23)
Ver. 24. (Psa_18:23)
Self-preservation.
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kept myself from mine iniquity" (perversion, distortion, departure from the line of truth and rectitude). The life of a good man is a conflict. (2Sa_10:12) "A man will never persevere in the practice of uprightness and godliness, unless he carefully keep himself from his inquiry" (Calvin). His self-preservation
I IMPLIES EXPOSURE TO A DANGEROUS ENEMY.
1. There is none greater than sin. Every other evil is slight compared withit.
2. Each man has "his besetting sin." "I kept myself," not merely againstiniquity becoming my own, but against the iniquity which lies near to me, and to which I am specially liable from my constitution or condition. (1Sa_24:5) A traitor within the fortress is a more dangerous foe than any other.
3. It besets him at all times, in all places, and by manifold "devices.
4. To be overcome by it is inexpressibly disastrous.
II REQUIRES THE ADOPTION OF PROPER METHODS.
1. Due consideration of the danger. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.
2. Constant and resolute vigilance against the first approaches of the enemy. (Heb_3:13)
1. The habitual practice of self-restraint and self-denial.
2. The daily exercise of the virtues and graces that are most opposite to thesins to which he is disposed. (Gal_5:16)
3. Familiar acquaintance with the Word or God. (Eph_6:13-17)
4. Continual looking unto God for his effectual aid. "Kept guarded by thepower of God through faith," etc.. (1Pe_1:5)
5. Unceasing prayer. "Keep yourselves in the love of God" (Jud_1:21); "Keep yourselves from idols". (1Jn_5:21)
III DESERVES TO BE SOUGHT WITH THE UTMOST EARNESTNESS, because of the advantages by which it is attended.
1. An assurance of personal sincerity (1Jn_5:18; Heb_3:14) "The careful abstaining from our own iniquity is one of the best evidences of our own integrity; and the testimony of our conscience that we have done so will be such a rejoicing as will not only lessen the grief of an afflicted, state, but increase the comfort of an advanced state" (Matthew Henry).
2. An experience of Divine help, of which it is an indispensable condition.
3. An increase of moral strength.
4. A preparation for future victories. "To mortify and conquer our ownappetites is more praiseworthy than to storm strong cities, to defeat mighty armies, work miracles, or raise the dead" (Scupoli). D.
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David continues his song to Yahweh.
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I have kept myself from sin
This refers to choosing not to sin against Yahweh. (See: Idiom)
to the degree of my cleanness in his sight
Here "my cleanness" means the same as "my righteousness." AT: "because he knows that I have done what he commands" (See: Idiom and Metaphor)
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sin
Yahweh
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