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Ps 18:24 King James Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me - By delivering me from my enemies. The divine interpositions in his behalf had been of the nature of a reward or recompense.

According to my righteousness - As if I were righteous; or, his acts of intervention have been such as are appropriate to a righteous life. The psalmist does not say that it was on account of his righteousness as if he had merited the favor of God, but that the interpositions in his behalf had been such as to show that God regarded him as righteous.

According to the cleanness of my hands - See the note at Psa 18:20.

In his eyesight - Margin, as in Hebrew, before his eyes. The idea is that God saw that he was upright.
 
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20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
23 And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;
14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
1 A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
1 A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.