2 Samuel 22:36 (YLT)

Passage

And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:34 Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand,

2 Samuel 22:35 Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,

2 Samuel 22:36 And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

2 Samuel 22:37 Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.

2 Samuel 22:38 I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "Teaching my hands for battle And brought..." into verse 37's "Thou enlargest my step under me And...", so "thou" and "givest" 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 "thou" and "givest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.