2 Samuel 22:14 (DBY)

Passage

Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:12 And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

2 Samuel 22:13 From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.

2 Samuel 22:14 Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice.

2 Samuel 22:15 And he sent arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; Lightning, and discomfited them.

2 Samuel 22:16 And the beds of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "thundered", "heavens", "most", "high", "uttered", and "voice". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "thundered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "From the brightness before him Burned forth..." into verse 15's "And he sent arrows and scattered mine...", so "jehovah" and "thundered" 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 "thundered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.