2 Samuel 22:23 (LSB)

Passage

For all His judgments were before me, And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.

Nearby Context

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.

2 Samuel 22:23 For all His judgments were before me, And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.

2 Samuel 22:24 I was also blameless toward Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.

2 Samuel 22:25 Therefore Yahweh has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "judgments", "before", "statutes", and "depart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "judgments" and "before", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "For I have kept the ways of..." into verse 24's "I was also blameless toward Him And...", so "judgments" and "before" 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 "judgments" and "before" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.