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# For all his righteous decrees ... I have not turned away from them
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Both of these clauses have similar meanings. The writer repeats these ideas for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# have been before me
"have guided me" or "I have remembered"
# I have also been innocent ... I have kept myself from sin
Both of these clauses have similar meanings. The writer repeats these ideas for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
# innocent before him
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"innocent according to him"
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# I have kept myself from sin
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"I have not sinned"
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# my hands were clean
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To have "clean hands" means that one is innocent of wrongdoing. See how you translated this in [Psalms 18:20 ](./020.md ): AT: "I was innocent" or "my actions were right" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# before his eyes
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This refers to God's presence. AT: "before him" or "according to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/decree]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/statute]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/turn]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/innocent]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/restore]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
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