King James Bible
"The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me."
David declares that God's favorable treatment corresponds to his moral integrity. In the context of this royal thanksgiving psalm, David celebrates divine vindication after being delivered from his enemies, asserting that his conduct aligned with God's covenant standards. The parallel phrase emphasizes innocence of wrongdoing through the Hebrew idiom of 'clean hands,' which signifies actions free from violence, deceit, or injustice. This poetic repetition reinforces that God's justice operates on the principle of moral reciprocity—faithfulness begets divine favor.