2 Samuel 22:3 (GNV)

Passage

God is my strength, in him will I trust: my shielde, and the horne of my saluation, my hie tower and my refuge: my Sauiour, thou hast saued me from violence.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:1 And Dauid spake the woordes of this song vnto the Lord, what time the Lord had deliuered him out of the handes of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.

2 Samuel 22:2 And he sayd, The Lord is my rocke and my fortresse, and he that deliuereth mee.

2 Samuel 22:3 God is my strength, in him will I trust: my shielde, and the horne of my saluation, my hie tower and my refuge: my Sauiour, thou hast saued me from violence.

2 Samuel 22:4 I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praysed: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.

2 Samuel 22:5 For the pangs of death haue compassed me: the floods of vngodlinesse haue made mee afrayd.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "strength", "trust", "shielde", "horne", "saluation", "tower", "refuge", and "sauiour". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "strength" and "trust", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And he sayd The Lord is my..." into verse 4's "I will call on the Lord who...", so "strength" and "trust" 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 "strength" and "trust" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.