2 Samuel 22:50 (LSB)

Passage

Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Yahweh, among the nations, And I will sing praises to Your name.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:48 The God who executes vengeance for me, And brings down peoples under me,

2 Samuel 22:49 Who also brings me out from my enemies; You even lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent man.

2 Samuel 22:50 Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Yahweh, among the nations, And I will sing praises to Your name.

2 Samuel 22:51 He gives great salvation to His king, And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his seed forever.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "give", "thanks", "yahweh", "nations", "sing", "praises", and "name". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "give", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 49's "Who also brings me out from my..." into verse 51's "He gives great salvation to His king...", so "therefore" and "give" 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 "therefore" and "give" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.