2 Samuel 22:23 (YLT)

Passage

For all His judgments <FI>are<Fi> before me, As to His statutes, I turn not from them.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:21 Jehovah recompenseth me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.

2 Samuel 22:22 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.

2 Samuel 22:23 For all His judgments <FI>are<Fi> before me, As to His statutes, I turn not from them.

2 Samuel 22:24 And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.

2 Samuel 22:25 And Jehovah returneth to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "judgments", "before", "statutes", and "turn". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "judgments" and "before", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "For I have kept the ways of..." into verse 24's "And I am perfect before Him And...", so "judgments" and "before" 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 "judgments" and "before" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.