2 Samuel 22:16 (LSB)

Passage

Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare By the rebuke of Yahweh, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:14 Yahweh thundered from heaven, And the Most High gave forth His voice.

2 Samuel 22:15 And He sent out arrows, and scattered them, Lightning, and threw them into confusion.

2 Samuel 22:16 Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare By the rebuke of Yahweh, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

2 Samuel 22:17 He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

2 Samuel 22:18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "channels", "appeared", "foundations", "laid", "bare", "rebuke", and "yahweh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "channels", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And He sent out arrows and scattered..." into verse 17's "He sent from on high He took...", so "world" and "channels" 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 "channels" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.