2 Samuel 22:49 (YLT)

Passage

And bringing me forth from mine enemies, Yea, above my withstanders Thou raisest me up. From a man of violence Thou deliverest me.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:47 Jehovah liveth, and blessed <FI>is<Fi> my Rock, And exalted is my God--The Rock of my salvation.

2 Samuel 22:48 God--who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,

2 Samuel 22:49 And bringing me forth from mine enemies, Yea, above my withstanders Thou raisest me up. From a man of violence Thou deliverest me.

2 Samuel 22:50 Therefore I confess Thee, O Jehovah, among nations. And to Thy name I sing praise.

2 Samuel 22:51 Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed--unto the age!'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bringing", "forth", "mine", "enemies", "above", "withstanders", "thou", and "raisest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bringing" and "forth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 48's "God--who is giving vengeance to me And..." into verse 50's "Therefore I confess Thee O Jehovah among...", so "bringing" and "forth" 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 "bringing" and "forth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.