2 Samuel 22:40 (LSB)

Passage

For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

2 Samuel 22:39 And I have consumed them and crushed them, so that they did not rise; And they fell under my feet.

2 Samuel 22:40 For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

2 Samuel 22:41 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, And I destroyed those who hated me.

2 Samuel 22:42 They looked, but there was none to save; Even to Yahweh, but He did not answer them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "girded", "strength", "battle", "subdued", "under", "rose", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "girded" and "strength", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "And I have consumed them and crushed..." into verse 41's "You have also made my enemies turn...", so "girded" and "strength" 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 "girded" and "strength" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.