What does 2 Samuel 22:45 mean?

2 Samuel 22:45 highlights themes such as authority, submission, obedience when read in context.

How should I apply 2 Samuel 22:45 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

43Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

44Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.

45Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

46Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

47The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

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Philippians 2:10
Both verses speak of all beings submitting to authority.
Romans 14:11
This verse echoes the theme of every knee bowing in obedience.
Revelation 3:9
This verse highlights the submission of those who oppose God's people.