2 Samuel 22:4 (LSB)

Passage

I call upon Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:2 He said, “Yahweh is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;

2 Samuel 22:3 My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My savior, You save me from violence.

2 Samuel 22:4 I call upon Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies.

2 Samuel 22:5 For the waves of death encompassed me; The torrents of vileness terrorized me;

2 Samuel 22:6 The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "call", "upon", "yahweh", "worthy", "praised", and "enemies". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "call", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "My God my rock in whom I..." into verse 5's "For the waves of death encompassed me...", so "saved" and "call" 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 "saved" and "call" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.