So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
Parallel translations
- WEB Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
- KJV Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
- NKJV Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
- NASB Therefore the Lord has repaid me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.
- NLT The Lord rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence.
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Quick answer
God rewarded David according to his righteousness and clean hands in his sight. It matters because God truly sees and honors sincere faithfulness.
Overview
David repeats that the Lord recompensed him according to his righteousness and the cleanness of his hands as seen by God. The refrain stresses that God's reward is based on what he himself perceives, not mere outward appearance. Such God-seen righteousness finds its perfection in Christ, whose obedience God fully approves and credits to believers.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Matt 10:41–42Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
- Ruth 2:12May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
- 1 Sam 26:23May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.
- Heb 6:16Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
- 2 Th 1:6–7After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
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