Psalms 18:20
“Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.”
What does Psalms 18:20 mean?
The psalmist is declaring that God has treated him fairly, giving him good outcomes because he has lived with integrity and kept his hands clean (meaning his actions have been honest and just). This isn't boasting about being perfect, but rather expressing confidence that God sees his sincere effort to do what's right and responds to it. It's the voice of someone who has walked carefully through life and trusts that God notices and cares about that faithfulness, even when the world around him might not.