2 Samuel 22:47 (GNV)

Passage

Let the Lord liue, and blessed be my strength: and God, euen the force of my saluation be exalted.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:45 Strangers shalbe in subiection to me: assoone as they heare, they shall obey me.

2 Samuel 22:46 Strangers shall shrinke away, and feare in their priuie chambers.

2 Samuel 22:47 Let the Lord liue, and blessed be my strength: and God, euen the force of my saluation be exalted.

2 Samuel 22:48 It is God that giueth me power to reuenge me, and subdue the people vnder me,

2 Samuel 22:49 And rescueth me from mine enemies: (thou also hast lift me vp from them that rose against me, thou hast deliuered me from the cruell man.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "liue", "blessed", "strength", "euen", "force", "saluation", and "exalted". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "liue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 46's "Strangers shall shrinke away and feare in..." into verse 48's "It is God that giueth me power...", so "lord" and "liue" 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 "liue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.