2 Samuel 22:44 (YLT)

Passage

And--Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of my people, Thou placest me for a head of nations; A people I have not known do serve me.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:42 They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.

2 Samuel 22:43 And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small--I spread them out!

2 Samuel 22:44 And--Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of my people, Thou placest me for a head of nations; A people I have not known do serve me.

2 Samuel 22:45 Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.

2 Samuel 22:46 Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "and--thou", "dost", "deliver", "strivings", "people", "placest", and "head". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "and--thou" and "dost", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 43's "And I beat them as dust of..." into verse 45's "Sons of a stranger feign obedience to...", so "and--thou" and "dost" 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 "and--thou" and "dost" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.