2 Samuel 22:26

26 O Lord, you are faithful to those who are faithful to you, and completely good to those who are perfect.

2 Samuel 22:26 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 22:26

With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, [and] with
the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
] (See Gill on Psalms 18:25).

2 Samuel 22:26 In-Context

24 He knows that I am faultless, that I have kept myself from doing wrong.

25 And so he rewards me because I do what is right, because he knows that I am innocent.

26 O Lord, you are faithful to those who are faithful to you, and completely good to those who are perfect.

27 You are pure to those who are pure, but hostile to those who are wicked.

28 You save those who are humble, but you humble those who are proud.

Footnotes

• [a] [Probable text (see Ps 18.25)] those; [Hebrew] the strong.