18:24 The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds; 1
he took notice of my blameless behavior. 2
94:23 He will pay them back for their sin. 3
He will destroy them because of 4 their evil;
the Lord our God will destroy them.
1 tn Heb “according to my righteousness.”
2 tn Heb “according to the purity of my hands before his eyes.” 2 Sam 22:25 reads “according to my purity before his eyes.” The verbal repetition (compare vv. 20 and 24) sets off vv. 20-24 as a distinct sub-unit within the psalm.
3 tn The prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) consecutive is used in a rhetorical sense, describing an anticipated development as if it were already reality.
4 tn Or “in.”