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Psalm 18

Psa. 18:25 KJV (With Strong’s)

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With the merciful
chaciyd (Hebrew #2623)
properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)
KJV usage: godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un- )godly.
Pronounce: khaw-seed'
Origin: from 2616
thou wilt show thyself merciful
chacad (Hebrew #2616)
properly, perhaps to bow (the neck only (compare {SI 12603}2603{/SI}) in courtesy to an equal), i.e. to be kind; also (by euphem. (compare l288), but rarely) to reprove
KJV usage: shew self merciful, put to shame.
Pronounce: khaw-sad'
Origin: a primitive root
; with an upright
tamiym (Hebrew #8549)
entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
KJV usage: without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.
Pronounce: taw-meem'
Origin: from 8552
man
gbar (Hebrew #1399)
the same as 1397; a person
KJV usage: man.
Pronounce: gheb-ar'
Origin: from 1396
thou wilt show thyself upright
tamam (Hebrew #8552)
to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, cease, be clean (pass-)ed, consume, have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to the full, be all gone, X be all here, be (make) perfect, be spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.
Pronounce: taw-mam'
Origin: a primitive root
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 41:1‑4• 1To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.
 2Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies.
 3Jehovah will sustain him upon the bed of languishing: thou turnest all his bed in his sickness.
 4As for me, I said, Jehovah, be gracious unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. (Psa. 41:1‑4)
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Psa. 112:4‑6• 4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness; he is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
 5It is well with the man that is gracious and lendeth; he will sustain his cause in judgment.
 6For he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. (Psa. 112:4‑6)
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Neh. 9:17• 17and refused to obey, neither were they mindful of thy wonders which thou hadst done among them; but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion made a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art a +God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great loving-kindness, and thou forsookest them not. (Neh. 9:17)
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Isa. 57:1‑2• 1The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from before the evil.
 2He entereth into peace: they rest in their beds, each one that hath walked in his uprightness. (Isa. 57:1‑2)
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Isa. 58:7‑8• 7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring to thy house the needy wanderers; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
 8Then shall thy light break forth as the dawn, and thy health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearguard. (Isa. 58:7‑8)
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Matt. 18:33‑35• 33shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-bondman, as *I* also had compassion on thee?
 34And his lord being angry delivered him to the tormentors till he paid all that was owing to him.
 35Thus also my heavenly Father shall do to you if ye forgive not from your hearts every one his brother. (Matt. 18:33‑35)
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Luke 6:35‑38• 35But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for *he* is good to the unthankful and wicked.
 36Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.
 37And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned. Remit, and it shall be remitted to you.
 38Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again. (Luke 6:35‑38)
thou wilt.
Isa. 26:7• 7The way of the just is uprightness: thou, the Upright, dost make the path of the just even. (Isa. 26:7)
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Ezek. 18:25‑30• 25And ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear then, house of Israel. Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
 26When the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and practiseth what is wrong, and dieth for it; in his wrong that he hath done shall he die.
 27And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness which he hath committed, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall keep his soul alive.
 28Because he considereth, and turneth from all his transgressions which he hath committed, he shall certainly live, he shall not die.
 29But the house of Israel say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? Is it not your ways that are unequal?
 30Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your snare. (Ezek. 18:25‑30)
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Rom. 9:14• 14What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Far be the thought. (Rom. 9:14)
• It is the government of God, (see 25-26) having regard to righteousness on the earth which in Christ was perfect. But this, perfectly accomplished when Christ's enemies are put under His feet, is not actually so how, because God prepares His saints for a heavenly dwelling and joy, and, during all the proving of the first Adam, shows by their trials that their rest is not here. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 18-21” by J.N. Darby)
• The principles of God’s earthly government are clearly set forth in verse 25 and 26. In the government of God we reap what we sow. (“Psalms 18” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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With the graciouse thou dost shew thyself graciousf; with the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;

JND Translation Notes

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Chasid. see Notes, 2 Sam. 22.26; 2 Chron. 6.42.
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Chesed. see 2 Chron. 6.42.