2 Samuel 22:22 (WEB)

Passage

For I have kept Yahweh’s ways, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:20 He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

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

2 Samuel 22:22 For I have kept Yahweh’s ways, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

2 Samuel 22:23 For all his ordinances were before me. As for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

2 Samuel 22:24 I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kept", "yahweh", "ways", "wickedly", and "departed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kept" and "yahweh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness..." into verse 23's "For all his ordinances were before me...", so "kept" and "yahweh" 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 "kept" and "yahweh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.