2 Samuel 22:30

2 Samuel 22:30 Meaning and Explanation

For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

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By God's strength David charges a troop and leaps a wall.

What Does 2 Samuel 22:30 Mean?

David celebrates the power God gives: 'by thee' he can charge a whole troop, and 'by my God' he can leap over a wall. The obstacles that should stop him become things he runs through and bounds over.

The repeated phrase is the heart of it: 'by thee', 'by my God.' The strength is not David's own but God's working through him. Whatever wall rises before the believer, this verse points not to self-confidence but to God-confidence, the assurance that with Him the impossible barrier can be crossed.

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What does 2 Samuel 22:30 mean?

By God's strength David charges a troop and leaps a wall.

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