2 Samuel 22:30 (DBY)

Passage

For by thee I have run through a troop; By my God have I leaped over a wall.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:28 And the afflicted people thou dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, [whom] thou bringest down.

2 Samuel 22:29 For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.

2 Samuel 22:30 For by thee I have run through a troop; By my God have I leaped over a wall.

2 Samuel 22:31 As for God, his way is perfect; The word of Jehovah is tried: He is a shield to all that trust in him.

2 Samuel 22:32 For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thee", "through", "troop", "leaped", "over", and "wall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thee" and "through", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "For thou art my lamp Jehovah And..." into verse 31's "As for God his way is perfect...", so "thee" and "through" 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 "thee" and "through" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.