2 Samuel 22:21 (DBY)

Passage

Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:19 They encountered me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.

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

2 Samuel 22:21 Jehovah hath 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 Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

2 Samuel 22:23 For all his ordinances were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "hath", "rewarded", "righteousness", "cleanness", "hands", and "recompensed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And he brought me forth into a..." into verse 22's "For I have kept the ways of...", so "jehovah" and "hath" 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 "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.