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the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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New Living Translation

2 Samuel 22:22

For I have kept the ways of the Lord ; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Decision;   Faithfulness;   The Topic Concordance - Affliction;   Frowardness;   Iniquity;   Mercy;   Obedience;   Pride/arrogance;   Purity;   Recompense/restitution;   Salvation;   Uprightness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Samuel, First and Second, Theology of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Samuel, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Poetry;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Poetry;   Salvation, Saviour;   Samuel, Books of;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Samuel first and second books of;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hafá¹­arah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For I have kept the ways of the Lordand have not turned from my God to wickedness.
Hebrew Names Version
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
King James Version
For I have kept the ways of the Lord , and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Lexham English Bible
For I have kept the ways of Yahweh; I have not acted wickedly against my God.
English Standard Version
For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God.
New Century Version
I have followed the ways of the Lord ; I have not done evil by turning from my God.
New English Translation
For I have obeyed the Lord 's commands; I have not rebelled against my God.
Amplified Bible
"For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not acted wickedly against my God.
New American Standard Bible
"For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not acted wickedly against my God.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For I kept the wayes of the Lorde, and did not wickedly against my God.
Legacy Standard Bible
For I have kept the ways of Yahweh,And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Contemporary English Version
I do what you want and never turn to do evil.
Complete Jewish Bible
"For I have kept the ways of Adonai , I have not done evil by leaving my God;
Darby Translation
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord did this because I have obeyed him. I have not turned against my God.
George Lamsa Translation
For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not rebelled against my God.
Good News Translation
I have obeyed the law of the Lord ; I have not turned away from my God.
Literal Translation
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not acted wickedly against my God.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For I haue kepte ye waye of the LORDE, & haue not bene vngodly agaynst my God.
American Standard Version
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, 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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For I haue kept the wayes of ye Lord: and did not wickedly agaynst my God.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
King James Version (1611)
For I haue kept the wayes of the Lord, and haue not wickedly departed from my God.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Because, I kept the ways of the Lord, and did not wickedly depart from my God.
English Revised Version
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Berean Standard Bible
For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For Y kepte the weies of the Lord; and Y dide not wickidli fro my God.
Young's Literal Translation
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.
Update Bible Version
For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New King James Version
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
New Life Bible
For I have kept the ways of the Lord. I have not acted in sin against my God.
New Revised Standard
For I have kept the ways of the Lord , and have not wickedly departed from my God.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For I had kept the ways of Yahweh, - and not broken away from my God;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Because I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Revised Standard Version
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not acted wickedly against my God.

Contextual Overview

2 He sang: "The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; 3 my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence. 4 I called on the Lord , who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies. 5 "The waves of death overwhelmed me; floods of destruction swept over me. 6 The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path. 7 But in my distress I cried out to the Lord ; yes, I cried to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry reached his ears. 8 "Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the heavens shook; they quaked because of his anger. 9 Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him. 10 He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet. 11 Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I have kept: Numbers 16:15, 1 Samuel 12:3, Job 23:10-12, 2 Corinthians 1:12

the ways: Genesis 18:19, Psalms 119:1, Psalms 128:1, Proverbs 8:32

have not: Psalms 36:3, Psalms 125:5, Zephaniah 1:6, John 15:10, Hebrews 10:38, Hebrews 10:39

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. :-.


 
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