The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:24 Explained

2 Samuel 22:24

KJV: I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

YLT: And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.

Darby: And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity.

ASV: I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I was also upright  before him, and have kept  myself from mine iniquity. 

What does 2 Samuel 22:24 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 22:24 mean?

And I was blameless before Him and I kept myself from my iniquity
וָאֶהְיֶ֥ה תָמִ֖ים ל֑וֹ וָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָ֖ה מֵעֲוֺנִֽי

וָאֶהְיֶ֥ה  And  I  was 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
תָמִ֖ים  blameless 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: תָּמִים  
Sense: complete, whole, entire, sound.
ל֑וֹ  before  Him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
וָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָ֖ה  and  I  kept  myself 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
מֵעֲוֺנִֽי  from  my  iniquity 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, common singular construct, first person common singular
Root: עָוֹן  
Sense: perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity.