2Sa 22:18-27, 1Ki 10:9, Psa 37:23 | ESV | STEP | He rescued me from my strong enemy , from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

h[See ver. 21 above]

i[Matt. 5:7]

j[See ver. 24 above]

k ch. 5:7

l 2 Chr. 2:11

m 2 Sam. 8:15; [Ps. 72:2]

n Ps. 25:12; 1 Sam. 2:9

o Ps. 40:2; 119:5

2 Samuel 22:18-27

18 He rescued me from my strong enemy,
from those who hated me,
for they were too mighty for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
but the Lord was my support.
20 ^aHe brought me out into a broad place;
he rescued me, because ^bhe delighted in me.
21 “The Lord ^cdealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the ^dcleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
22 ^eFor I have kept the ways of the Lord
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 ^fFor all his rules were before me,
and from his statutes I did not turn aside.
24 I was ^gblameless before him,
and I kept myself from guilt.
25 ^hAnd the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness in his sight.
26 ⁱ“With the merciful you show yourself merciful;
with the ^jblameless man you show yourself blameless;
27 with the purified you deal purely,
and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.

1 Kings 10:9

9 ^kBlessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! ^lBecause the Lord loved Israel forever, he has made you king, ^mthat you may execute justice and righteousness.”

Psalms 37:23

23 The ⁿsteps of a man are ^oestablished by the Lord,
when he delights in his way;