The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:22 Explained

2 Samuel 22:22

KJV: For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

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

Darby: For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

ASV: For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For I have kept  the ways  of the LORD,  and have not wickedly departed  from my God. 

What does 2 Samuel 22:22 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 22

1  David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 22:22 mean?

For I have kept the ways of Yahweh and not have departed wickedly from my God
כִּ֥י שָׁמַ֖רְתִּי דַּרְכֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א רָשַׁ֖עְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי

שָׁמַ֖רְתִּי  I  have  kept 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
דַּרְכֵ֣י  the  ways 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
יְהוָ֑ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וְלֹ֥א  and  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
רָשַׁ֖עְתִּי  have  departed  wickedly 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: רָשַׁע  
Sense: to be wicked, act wickedly.
מֵאֱלֹהָֽי  from  my  God 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).