Psalms 18:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 24:4 : 4 He who has clean hands and a true heart; whose desire has not gone out to foolish things, who has not taken a false oath.
  • Ps 26:6 : 6 I will make my hands clean from sin; so will I go round your altar, O Lord;
  • Ps 58:11 : 11 So that men will say, Truly there is a reward for righteousness; truly there is a God who is judge on the earth.
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.
  • Isa 49:4 : 4 And I said, I have undergone weariness for nothing, I have given my strength for no purpose or profit: but still the Lord will take up my cause, and my God will give me my reward.
  • Isa 62:11 : 11 The Lord has sent out word to the end of the earth, Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your saviour comes; those whom he has made free are with him, and those to whom he has given salvation go before him.
  • Matt 6:4 : 4 So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.
  • 1 Cor 3:8 : 8 Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work.
  • Heb 7:26 : 26 It was right for us to have such a high priest, one who is holy and without evil, doing no wrong, having no part with sinners, and made higher than the heavens:
  • 1 Sam 24:11-13 : 11 Look! you have seen today how the Lord gave you up into my hands even now in the hollow of the rocks: and some would have had me put you to death, but I had pity on you: for I said, Never will my hand be lifted up against my lord, who has been marked with the holy oil. 12 And see, my father, see the skirt of your robe in my hand: for the fact that I took off the skirt of your robe and did not put you to death is witness that I have no evil purpose, and I have done you no wrong, though you are waiting for my life to take it. 13 May the Lord be judge between me and you, and may the Lord give me my rights against you, but my hand will never be lifted up against you.
  • 1 Sam 24:17 : 17 Now when David had said these words to Saul, Saul said, Is this your voice, David, my son? And Saul was overcome with weeping.
  • 1 Sam 24:19-20 : 19 And you have made clear to me how good you have been to me today: because, when the Lord gave me up into your hands, you did not put me to death. 20 If a man comes across his hater, will he let him get away safe? so may you be rewarded by the Lord for what you have done for me today.
  • Job 22:30 : 30 He makes safe the man who is free from sin, and if your hands are clean, salvation will be yours.
  • Ps 7:3 : 3 O Lord my God, if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong;
  • Ps 7:8 : 8 The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.
  • Ps 18:24 : 24 Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.

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  • 2 Sam 22:20-22
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    20He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.

    21The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.

    22For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.

  • Ps 18:23-25
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    93%

    23And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.

    24Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.

    25On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

  • 2 Sam 22:24-25
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    90%

    24And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.

    25Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.

  • Ps 18:21
    81%

    21For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.

  • Ps 18:19
    78%

    19He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.

  • Ps 109:20
    73%

    20Let this be the reward given to my haters from the Lord, and to those who say evil of my soul.

  • Ps 26:11
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    11But as for me, I will go on in my upright ways: be my saviour, and have mercy on me.

  • Ps 7:3-4
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    3O Lord my God, if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong;

    4If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;

  • Ps 7:8
    73%

    8The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.

  • Jer 20:12
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    12But, O Lord of armies, testing the upright and seeing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them; for I have put my cause before you.

  • Job 16:17
    73%

    17Though my hands have done no violent acts, and my prayer is clean.

  • Ps 54:5
    73%

    5Let the evil works of my haters come back on them again; let them be cut off by your good faith.

  • Ps 41:10
    72%

    10But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, lifting me up, so that I may give them their punishment.

  • Ps 58:11
    72%

    11So that men will say, Truly there is a reward for righteousness; truly there is a God who is judge on the earth.

  • Jer 11:20
    71%

    20But, O Lord of armies, judging in righteousness, testing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them: for I have put my cause before you.

  • 2 Sam 22:48
    71%

    48It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.

  • Ps 18:47
    71%

    47It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.

  • Ps 18:35-36
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    35You have given me the breastplate of your salvation: your right hand has been my support, and your mercy has made me great.

    36You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet are kept from slipping.

  • 1 Sam 24:19
    71%

    19And you have made clear to me how good you have been to me today: because, when the Lord gave me up into your hands, you did not put me to death.

  • Ps 116:12
    71%

    12What may I give to the Lord for all the good things which he has done for me?

  • Ps 118:18
    71%

    18The hand of Jah has been hard on me; but he has not given me up to death.

  • Deut 32:41
    71%

    41If I make sharp my shining sword, and my hand is outstretched for judging, I will give punishment to those who are against me, and their right reward to my haters.

  • Ps 28:6
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    6May the Lord be praised, because he has given ear to the voice of my prayer.

  • Ps 24:5
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    5He will have blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

  • Ps 35:24
    70%

    24Be my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.

  • Isa 59:18
    70%

    18He will give them the right reward of their doings, wrath to his attackers, punishment to his haters, and even on the sea-lands he will send punishment.

  • 1 Sam 24:17
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    17Now when David had said these words to Saul, Saul said, Is this your voice, David, my son? And Saul was overcome with weeping.

  • Job 22:30
    70%

    30He makes safe the man who is free from sin, and if your hands are clean, salvation will be yours.

  • Job 34:5
    70%

    5For Job has said, I am upright, and it is God who has taken away my right;

  • Ps 18:32
    70%

    32God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.

  • Job 33:9
    70%

    9I am clean, without sin; I am washed, and there is no evil in me:

  • Prov 8:18
    70%

    18Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.

  • Ps 22:25
    70%

    25My praise will be of you in the great meeting: I will make my offerings before his worshippers.

  • Lam 3:64
    70%

    64You will give them their reward, O Lord, answering to the work of their hands.

  • Ps 18:17
    70%

    17He made me free from my strong hater, and from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.

  • Ps 31:21
    70%

    21May the Lord be praised, because he has made clear to me the wonder of his grace in a strong town.

  • Ps 35:12
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    12They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.

  • 2 Sam 22:18
    70%

    18He made me free from my strong hater, from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.

  • Mic 7:9
    70%

    9I will undergo the wrath of the Lord, because of my sin against him; till he takes up my cause and does what is right for me: when he makes me come out into the light, I will see his righteousness;

  • Job 13:18
    70%

    18See now, I have put my cause in order, and I am certain that I will be seen to be right.

  • Ps 116:5
    70%

    5The Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy.

  • Ps 28:4
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    4Give them the right reward of their acts, and of their evil doings: give them punishment for the works of their hands, let them have their full reward.

  • Ps 13:6
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    6I will make a song to the Lord, because he has given me my reward.