2 Samuel 22:16 (GNV)

Passage

The chanels also of the sea appeared, euen the foundations of the worlde were discouered by the rebuking of the Lord, and at the blast of the breath of his nostrels.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:14 The Lord thundred from heauen, and the most hie gaue his voyce.

2 Samuel 22:15 He shot arrowes also, and scattered them: to wit, lightning, and destroyed them.

2 Samuel 22:16 The chanels also of the sea appeared, euen the foundations of the worlde were discouered by the rebuking of the Lord, and at the blast of the breath of his nostrels.

2 Samuel 22:17 He sent from aboue, and tooke me: hee drewe me out of many waters.

2 Samuel 22:18 He deliuered me from my strong enemie, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "chanels", "appeared", "euen", "foundations", "worlde", "discouered", and "rebuking". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "chanels", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "He shot arrowes also and scattered them..." into verse 17's "He sent from aboue and tooke me...", so "world" and "chanels" 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 "world" and "chanels" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.