2 Samuel 22:21 (GNV)

Passage

The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnesse: according to the purenesse of mine handes he recompensed me.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:19 They preuented me in the day of my calamitie, but the Lord was my stay,

2 Samuel 22:20 And brought me foorth into a large place: he deliuered me, because he fauoured me.

2 Samuel 22:21 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnesse: according to the purenesse of mine handes he recompensed me.

2 Samuel 22:22 For I kept the wayes of the Lord, and did not wickedly against my God.

2 Samuel 22:23 For all his lawes were before me, and his statutes: I did not depart therefrom.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "rewarded", "righteousnesse", "purenesse", "mine", "handes", and "recompensed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "rewarded", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And brought me foorth into a large..." into verse 22's "For I kept the wayes of the...", so "lord" and "rewarded" 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 "lord" and "rewarded" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.