The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:21 Explained

2 Samuel 22:21

KJV: The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

YLT: Jehovah recompenseth me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.

Darby: Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

ASV: Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The LORD  rewarded  me according to my righteousness:  according to the cleanness  of my hands  hath he recompensed  me. 

What does 2 Samuel 22:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 22

1  David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 22:21 mean?

Rewarded me Yahweh according to my righteousness According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me
יִגְמְלֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה כְּצִדְקָתִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָדַ֖י יָשִׁ֥יב לִֽי

יִגְמְלֵ֥נִי  Rewarded  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: גָּמַל  
Sense: to deal fully with, recompense.
יְהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
כְּצִדְקָתִ֑י  according  to  my  righteousness 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: צְדָקָה  
Sense: justice, righteousness.
כְּבֹ֥ר  According  to  the  cleanness 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֹּר  
Sense: cleanness, pureness.
יָדַ֖י  of  my  hands 
Parse: Noun, fdc, first person common singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
יָשִׁ֥יב  He  has  recompensed 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
לִֽי  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular