2 Samuel 22:36 (WEB)

Passage

You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:34 He makes his feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me on my high places.

2 Samuel 22:35 He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of brass.

2 Samuel 22:36 You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.

2 Samuel 22:37 You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.

2 Samuel 22:38 I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "given", "shield", "salvation", "gentleness", and "great". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "given" and "shield", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "He teaches my hands to war so..." into verse 37's "You have enlarged my steps under me...", so "given" and "shield" 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 "given" and "shield" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.