2 Samuel 22:3 (ASV)

Passage

God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:1 And David spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

2 Samuel 22:2 and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

2 Samuel 22:3 God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; 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 upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

2 Samuel 22:5 For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rock", "take", "refuge", "shield", "horn", "salvation", "high", and "tower". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rock" and "take", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "and he said Jehovah is my rock..." into verse 4's "I will call upon Jehovah who is...", so "rock" and "take" 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 "rock" and "take" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.