The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:26 Explained

2 Samuel 22:26

KJV: With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

YLT: With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,

Darby: With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;

ASV: With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

With the merciful  thou wilt shew thyself merciful,  [and] with the upright  man  thou wilt shew thyself upright. 

What does 2 Samuel 22:26 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 22:26 mean?

With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful a man blameless You will show Yourself blameless
עִם־ חָסִ֖יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד גִּבּ֥וֹר תָּמִ֖ים תִּתַּמָּֽם

חָסִ֖יד  the  merciful 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: חָסִיד  
Sense: faithful, kind, godly, holy one, saint, pious.
תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד  You  will  show  Yourself  merciful 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: חָסַד 
Sense: to be good, be kind. 2a (Hithpael) to show kindness to oneself. 2 to be reproached, be ashamed.
גִּבּ֥וֹר  a  man 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: גִּבֹּור  
Sense: strong, mighty.
תָּמִ֖ים  blameless 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: תָּמִים  
Sense: complete, whole, entire, sound.
תִּתַּמָּֽם  You  will  show  Yourself  blameless 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: תָּמַם  
Sense: to be complete, be finished, be at an end.

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