2 Samuel 22:4 (WEB)

Passage

I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:2 and he said: “Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

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

2 Samuel 22:4 I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.

2 Samuel 22:5 For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

2 Samuel 22:6 The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "call", "yahweh", "worthy", "praised", "shall", 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 "God is my rock in whom I..." into verse 5's "For the waves of death surrounded 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.