SEV Biblia, Chapter 18:26
Con el limpio serás limpio, y con el perverso serás adversario.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Psalms 17:26
Verse 26. With the froward ] q[ ikkesh, the perverse man; he that is crooked in his tempers and ways. Thou wilt show thyself froward. ] ltptt tithpattal, thou wilt set thyself to twist, twine, and wrestle. If he contend, thou wilt contend with him. Thou wilt follow him through all his windings; thou wilt trace him through all his crooked ways; untwist him in all his cunning wiles; and defeat all his schemes of stubbornness, fraud, overreaching, and deceit.
My old Psalter has, "With the wiked thow sal be wike". Here the term wicked is taken in its true original sense, crooked, or perverse. With the "wiked", the perverse, thou wilt show thyself "wike", i.e., perverse; from , to draw back, to slide. As he draws back from thee, thou wilt draw back from him. It may, as before intimated, come from [A.S.], to seek for enchantments; leaving God, and going to devils; to act like a witch: but here it must mean as above. The plain import is, "If thou perversely oppose thy Maker, he will oppose thee: no work or project shall prosper that is not begun in his name, and conducted in his fear."
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 20-28 - Those that forsake the ways of the Lord, depart from their God. But though conscious to ourselves of many a false step, let there not be wicked departure from our God. David kept his eye upon the rule of God's commands. Constant care to keep from that sin, whatever it be which most easily besets us, proves that we are upright before God Those who show mercy to others, even they need mercy. Those who ar faithful to God, shall find him all that to them which he has promise to be. The words of the Lord are pure words, very sure to be depende on, and very sweet to be delighted in. Those who resist God, and wal contrary to him, shall find that he will walk contrary to them, L 26:21-24. The gracious recompence of which David spoke, may generall be expected by those who act from right motives. Hence he speak comfort to the humble, and terror to the proud; "Thou wilt bring dow high looks." And he speaks encouragement to himself; "Thou wilt ligh my candle:" thou wilt revive and comfort my sorrowful spirit; thou wil guide my way, that I may avoid the snares laid for me. Thou wilt ligh my candle to work by, and give me an opportunity of serving thee. Le those that walk in darkness, and labour under discouragements, tak courage; God himself will be a Light to them.
Original Hebrew
עם 5973 נבר 1305 תתברר 1305 ועם 5973 עקשׁ 6141 תתפתל׃ 6617
