Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
For I have kept the ways of LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
New American Standard Bible
And have
King James Version
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Holman Bible
and have not turned from my God to wickedness.
International Standard Version
because I have kept the ways of the LORD, and I have not wickedly departed from my God;
American Standard Version
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Amplified
For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Bible in Basic English
For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.
Darby Translation
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Julia Smith Translation
For I watched the ways of Jehovah, and I acted not wickedly from my God.
King James 2000
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Because I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not acted wickedly against my God,
Modern King James verseion
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Because I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not forsaken my God, as the wicked doth. {TYNDALE: For I kept the ways of the LORD, and did no wickedness, forsaking my God.}
NET Bible
For I have obeyed the Lord's commands; I have not rebelled against my God.
New Heart English Bible
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
The Emphasized Bible
For I had kept the ways of Yahweh, and not broken away from my God;
Webster
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
World English Bible
For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Youngs Literal Translation
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.
References
American
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 18:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise For Deliverance
20 LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands he has recompensed me. 21 For I have kept the ways of LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 22 For all his ordinances were before me, and I put not away his statutes from me.
Cross References
Psalm 119:102
I have not turned aside from thine ordinances, for thou have taught me.
1 Samuel 15:11
I regret that I have set up Saul to be king, for he has turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments. And Samuel was angry, and he cried out to LORD all night.
2 Chronicles 34:33
And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the sons of Israel, and made all who were found in Israel to serve, even to serve LORD their God. All his days they did not depart from following
Psalm 17:4
As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the ways of a violent man.
Psalm 26:1
Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in LORD without wavering.
Psalm 119:10-11
With my whole heart I have sought thee. O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Proverbs 8:32
Now therefore, ye sons, hearken to me. For blessed are those who keep my ways.
Acts 24:16
And in this I fashion myself, having a conscience always nonstumbling before God and men.
1 Thessalonians 2:10
Ye are witnesses, and God, how piously and justly and blamelessly we became to you who believe,
1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us. For if they were of us, they would have continued with us, but--so that they might be made known, that they are not all of us.