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18:20-30 David's Claim of Faithfulness. In these verses David claims that he has faithfully kept the ways of the Lord (v. 21), and thus God has rewarded him (vv. 20, 24). This could be taken as absurdly self-righteous if it were not for two obvious facts: first, this song comes from 2 Samuel, which is plain about David's sins; and second, the ways, rules, and statutes of the Lord (Ps. 18:22) include provisions for receiving forgiveness of sins. Thus the claim of v. 21, I . . . have not wickedly departed from my God, clarifies it all by saying that he has held fast to the life of faith.