Psalms 18:21

For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands; ¹  I have not rebelled against my God. ² 

For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God.

For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

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

Now I'm alert to GOD's ways; I don't take God for granted.

For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.

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

For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands; ¹  I have not rebelled against my God. ² 

¹ tn Heb “for I have kept the ways of the Lord.” The phrase “ways of the Lord” refers here to the “conduct required” by the Lord. In Ps 25 the Lord’s “ways” are associated with his covenantal demands (see vv. 4, 9-10). See also Ps 119:3 (cf. vv. 1, 4), as well as Deut 8:6; 10:12; 11:22; 19:9; 26:17; 28:9; 30:16.

² tn Heb “I have not acted wickedly from my God.” The statement is elliptical; the idea is, “I have not acted wickedly and, in so doing, departed from my God.”