2 Samuel 22:20 (LSB)

Passage

He brought me forth also into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.

Nearby Context

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

2 Samuel 22:19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster, But Yahweh was my support.

2 Samuel 22:20 He brought me forth also into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.

2 Samuel 22:21 Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.

2 Samuel 22:22 For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "brought", "forth", "broad", "place", "rescued", and "delighted". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "brought", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "They confronted me in the day of..." into verse 21's "Yahweh has rewarded me according to my...", so "light" and "brought" 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 "light" and "brought" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.