Verse 21
Psalm 18:21
First … in the original language – Hebrew:
כי־שׁמרתי דרכי יהוה ולא־רשׁעתי מאלהי׃
Next, the English translation that I chose making the Psalm “mine”:
For I have kept the ways of the Lord, (esv…)
And I have not wickedly turned away from my God. (gw)
Now, the English translations that I reviewed (words in white are ones that I chose for My Psalm 18 :)
(AMP) For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God.
(ASV) For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
(BBE) For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.
(Bishops) (18:20) Because I had kept the wayes of God: and had not wickedly shronke from my God.
(CEV) I do what you want and never turn to do evil.
(CJB) (18:22) “For I have kept the ways of Adonai, I have not done evil by leaving my God;
(Darby) For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
(DRB) (18:22) Because I have kept the ways of the Lord; and have not done wickedly against my God.
(ESV) For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
(Geneva) Because I kept the wayes of the Lord, and did not wickedly against my God.
(GNB) I have obeyed the law of the LORD; I have not turned away from my God.
(GW) because I have kept the ways of the LORD and I have not wickedly turned away from my God,
(HCSB) For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not turned from my God to wickedness.
(JPS) (18:22) For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
(KJV) For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
(LITV) For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
(MKJV) For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
(MSG) Now I’m alert to GOD’s ways; I don’t take God for granted.
(NAS77) For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
(NASB) For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
(NCV) I have followed the ways of the Lord;
I have not done evil by turning away from my God.
(NET) For I have obeyed the LORD’s commands;
I have not rebelled against my God.
(NIrV) I have lived the way the LORD wanted me to. I haven’t done evil by turning away from my God.
(NIV) For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God.
(NKJV) For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
(NLT) For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.
(NRSV) For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
(RSV) For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
(RV) For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
(TNIV) For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I am not guilty of turning from my God.
(Webster) For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
(YLT) For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.
My Psalm 18 