Psalm 18:23
Strong's Lexicon
And I
וָאֱהִ֣י (wā·’ĕ·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

have been blameless
תָמִ֣ים (ṯā·mîm)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8549: 1) complete, whole, entire, sound 1a) complete, whole, entire 1b) whole, sound, healthful 1c) complete, entire (of time) 1d) sound, wholesome, unimpaired, innocent, having integrity 1e) what is complete or entirely in accord with truth and fact (neuter adj/subst)

before Him
עִמּ֑וֹ (‘im·mōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5973: 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as 1e) beside, except 1f) in spite of

and kept myself
וָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗ר (wā·’eš·tam·mêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8104: 1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to keep, have charge of 1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life 1a2a) watch, watchman (participle) 1a3) to watch for, wait for 1a4) to watch, observe 1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory) 1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain 1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow) 1a8) to keep, preserve, protect 1a9) to keep, reserve 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware 1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain 1b3) to be kept, be guarded 1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed 1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from

from iniquity.
מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃ (mê·‘ă·wō·nî)
Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5771: 1) perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity 1a) iniquity 1b) guilt of iniquity, guilt (as great), guilt (of condition) 1c) consequence of or punishment for iniquity

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.

Young's Literal Translation
And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I was blameless toward Him and kept myself from sinning.

New American Standard Bible
I was also blameless with Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.

King James Bible
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.

New Living Translation
I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin.

English Standard Version
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my guilt.

New American Standard Bible
I was also blameless with Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.

King James Bible
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I was blameless toward Him and kept myself from sinning.

International Standard Version
I was upright before him, and I kept myself from iniquity.

NET Bible
I was innocent before him, and kept myself from sinning.

American Standard Version
I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

English Revised Version
I was also perfect with him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

Young's Literal Translation
And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
















Cross References
Psalm 18:32
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

Psalm 19:12
Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

Psalm 19:13
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

Psalm 25:11
For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

Psalm 66:18
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 18:22
For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

Psalm 18:21
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

Psalm 18:20
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

Psalm 18:24
Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

Psalm 18:25
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
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