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David’s Song of Deliverance

2 Samuel 22:26

In 11 translations

BSB
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
KJV
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
WEB
With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.
ASV
With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
LSV
With the kind You show Yourself kind, || With the perfect man You show Yourself perfect,
YLT
With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,
DBY
With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
DRC
With the holy one thou wilt be holy: and with the valiant perfect.
GNV
With the godly thou wilt shewe thy selfe godly: with the vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.
JPS
With the merciful Thou dost show Thyself merciful, with the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright,
LXXE
With the holy thou wilt be holy, and with the perfect man thou wilt be perfect,

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
עִם־חָסִ֖יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־גִּבּ֥וֹר תָּמִ֖ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃
LXX-Br
Μετὰ ὁσίου ὁσιωθήσῃ, καὶ μετὰ ἀνδρὸς τελείου τελειωθήσῃ·

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◆ Reign of David

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
  • James 2:13For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

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