2 Samuel 22:30 (DRB)

Passage

For in thee I will run girded: in my God I will leap over the wall.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:28 And the poor people thou wilt save: and with thy eyes thou shalt humble the haughty.

2 Samuel 22:29 For thou art my lamp O Lord: and thou, O Lord, wilt enlighten my darkness.

2 Samuel 22:30 For in thee I will run girded: in my God I will leap over the wall.

2 Samuel 22:31 God, his way is immaculate, the word of the Lord is tried by fire: he is the shield of all that trust in him.

2 Samuel 22:32 Who is God but the Lord: and who is strong but our God?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thee", "girded", "leap", "over", and "wall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thee" and "girded", 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 O Lord..." into verse 31's "God his way is immaculate the word...", so "thee" and "girded" 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 "girded" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.