2 Samuel 22:22 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

2 Samuel 22:24 I was vpright also towarde him, and haue kept me from my wickednesse.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kept", "wayes", "lord", "wickedly", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kept" and "wayes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "The Lord rewarded me according to my..." into verse 23's "For all his lawes were before me...", so "kept" and "wayes" 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 "kept" and "wayes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.