2 Samuel 22:22 (KJV)

Passage

For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:20 He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

2 Samuel 22:21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

2 Samuel 22:22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

2 Samuel 22:23 For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

2 Samuel 22:24 I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kept", "ways", "lord", "wickedly", and "departed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kept" and "ways", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "The LORD rewarded me according to my..." into verse 23's "For all his judgments were before me...", so "kept" and "ways" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "kept" and "ways" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.