ACCORDING TO MY RIGHTEOUSNESS

Passage: 2 Samuel 22:21-30

Key verse: 25

NIV

21 “The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;(A)
    according to the cleanness(B) of my hands(C) he has rewarded me.
22 For I have kept(D) the ways of the Lord;
    I am not guilty of turning from my God.
23 All his laws are before me;(E)
    I have not turned(F) away from his decrees.
24 I have been blameless(G) before him
    and have kept myself from sin.
25 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,(H)
    according to my cleanness[a] in his sight.

26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27 to the pure(I) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(J)
28 You save the humble,(K)
    but your eyes are on the haughty(L) to bring them low.(M)
29 You, Lord, are my lamp;(N)
    the Lord turns my darkness into light.
30 With your help I can advance against a troop[b];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

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Footnotes
  1. 2 Samuel 22:25 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:24) to the cleanness of my hands
  2. 2 Samuel 22:30 Or can run through a barricade
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ESV

21 “The Lord (A)dealt with me according to my righteousness;
    according to the (B)cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
22 (C)For I have kept the ways of the Lord
    and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 (D)For all his rules were before me,
    and from his statutes I did not turn aside.
24 I was (E)blameless before him,
    and I kept myself from guilt.
25 (F)And the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
    according to my cleanness in his sight.

26 (G)“With the merciful you show yourself merciful;
    with the (H)blameless man you show yourself blameless;
27 with the purified you deal purely,
    and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
28 (I)You save a humble people,
    (J)but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
29 (K)For you are my lamp, O Lord,
    and my God lightens my darkness.
30 For by you I can run against a troop,
    and by my God I can leap over a wall.

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1. Our righteousness (21-25) How has God acted? What is the reason behind his deliverance? David says that the Lord has dealt with him and rewarded him because of his righteousness. David says, "I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin." What? Is David suffering from acute memory loss? He committed adultery and murder! The reason David could claim this was the Lord had taken away his sin in the same way that he has taken away ours. God has made us righteous in Christ and he deals with us based on the righteousness we have received. How wonderful is the amazing grace of God! 2. God's help (26-3 ) God has made us faithful, blameless, and pure and these are the ways in which he responds to us. David says that God saves the humble but brings the haughty low. The less we think of ourselves, the more God can work in our lives. David also says, "You, Lord, are my lamp." David had spent his share of time hiding in dark caves where nothing could be seen. He knew what it meant to live in darkness. God's word illuminates our lives by giving us truth, direction, and hope. With God's help, we can overcome all the obstacles of life and serve his kingdom.

Prayer: Father, thank you for our righteousness in Christ.

One Word: God has rewarded me