2 Samuel 22:47 (ASV)

Passage

Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:45 The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

2 Samuel 22:46 The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.

2 Samuel 22:47 Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

2 Samuel 22:48 Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And that bringeth down peoples under me,

2 Samuel 22:49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "liveth", "blessed", "rock", "exalted", and "salvation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "liveth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 46's "The foreigners shall fade away And shall..." into verse 48's "Even the God that executeth vengeance for...", so "jehovah" and "liveth" 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 "jehovah" and "liveth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.