King James Version

Psalms 18:23

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 18:24.

וָאֱהִ֣יvaehiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.תָמִ֣יםtamimwithout blemishתָּמִיםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “without blemish”, the ordinary formH8549entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truthwithout blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.עִמּ֑וֹimvowithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).וָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗רvaeshtamerand bewardשָׁמַרconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and beward”, the next action in the storyH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).מֵעֲוֺנִֽיmeaonifrom faultעָוֺןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(18-24) And I was single-hearted with Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.

World English Bible

I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity.

Darby Translation

And I was upright with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(18-24) And I was single-hearted with Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I shall be blameless with him, and shall keep myself from mine iniquity.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσομαι ἄμωμος μετʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ φυλάξομαι ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου.