2 Samuel 22:4 (KJV)

Passage

I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:2 And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

2 Samuel 22:3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

2 Samuel 22:4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

2 Samuel 22:5 When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

2 Samuel 22:6 The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "call", "lord", "worthy", "praised", "shall", "mine", and "enemies". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "call", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "The God of my rock in him..." into verse 5's "When the waves of death compassed me...", so "saved" and "call" 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 "saved" and "call" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.