🎵WEB · Psalms 18:25
What does Psalms 18:25 mean?
"With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect."
— Psalms 18:25 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
For all his ordinances were before me. I didn’t put away his statutes from me.
I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.
With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
For you will save the afflicted people, but the haughty eyes you will bring down.
For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.
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