Psalms 18:27

"With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd."

Key Reflection

This verse suggests that God's character is reflected in those who seek purity; He shows Himself to be pure and true when interacting with the sincere and righteous. Conversely, He reveals His wisdom and shrewdness in dealing with those whose ways are crooked or perverse.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

For thou wilt save the afflicted people -From the particular tokens of divine favor toward himself in affliction and trouble, the psalmist now draws the general inference that this was the character of God, and that others in affliction might hope for his interposition as he had done. But wilt bring down high looks -Another general inference probably derived from the dealings of God with the proud and haughty foes of the psalmist. As God had humbled them, so he infers that he would deal with others in the same way. “High looks” are indicative of pride and haughtiness.

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