2 Samuel 22:45 (DBY)

Passage

Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:43 And I did beat them small as the dust of the earth, I trod them as the mire of the streets; I stamped upon them.

2 Samuel 22:44 And thou hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, Thou hast kept me to be head of the nations: A people I knew not doth serve me:

2 Samuel 22:45 Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.

2 Samuel 22:46 Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "strangers", "come", "cringing", "hearing", and "obey". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "strangers" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 44's "And thou hast delivered me from the..." into verse 46's "Strangers have faded away And they come...", so "strangers" and "come" 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 "strangers" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.