Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You, LORD, are my lamp; the LORD turns my darkness into light. New Living Translation O LORD, you are my lamp. The LORD lights up my darkness. English Standard Version For you are my lamp, O LORD, and my God lightens my darkness. Berean Standard Bible For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness. King James Bible For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. New King James Version “For You are my lamp, O LORD; The LORD shall enlighten my darkness. New American Standard Bible “For You are my lamp, LORD; And the LORD illuminates my darkness. NASB 1995 “For You are my lamp, O LORD; And the LORD illumines my darkness. NASB 1977 “For Thou art my lamp, O LORD; And the LORD illumines my darkness. Legacy Standard Bible For You are my lamp, O Yahweh; And Yahweh illumines my darkness. Amplified Bible “For You, O LORD, are my lamp; The LORD illumines and dispels my darkness. Christian Standard Bible LORD, you are my lamp; the LORD illuminates my darkness. Holman Christian Standard Bible LORD, You are my lamp; the LORD illuminates my darkness. American Standard Version For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness. Aramaic Bible in Plain English You shall light my lamp, LORD JEHOVAH! My God shall enlighten my darkness Brenton Septuagint Translation For thou, Lord, art my lamp, and the Lord shall shine forth to me in my darkness. Contemporary English Version Our LORD and God, you are my lamp. You turn darkness to light. Douay-Rheims Bible For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and thou, O Lord, wilt enlighten my darkness. English Revised Version For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. GOD'S WORD® Translation O LORD, you are my lamp. The LORD turns my darkness into light. Good News Translation You, LORD, are my light; you dispel my darkness. International Standard Version For you are my lamp, LORD, the LORD who illuminates my darkness. JPS Tanakh 1917 For Thou art my lamp, O LORD; And the LORD doth lighten my darkness. Literal Standard Version For You [are] my lamp, O YHWH, | And YHWH lightens my darkness. Majority Standard Bible For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness. New American Bible You are my lamp, O LORD! My God brightens the darkness about me. NET Bible Indeed, you are my lamp, LORD. The LORD illumines the darkness around me. New Revised Standard Version Indeed, you are my lamp, O LORD, the LORD lightens my darkness. New Heart English Bible For you light my lamp. The LORD my God lights up my darkness. Webster's Bible Translation For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. World English Bible For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh will light up my darkness. Young's Literal Translation For Thou art my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness. Additional Translations ... Context David's Song of Deliverance…28You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. 29For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness. 30For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.… Cross References 2 Samuel 21:17 But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, "You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished." 1 Kings 11:36 I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name. Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--whom shall I dread? Treasury of Scripture For you are my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. lamp. Job 29:3 When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; Psalm 27:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. lighten Psalm 4:6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Psalm 18:28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. Psalm 97:11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. Jump to Previous Bright Dark Darkness Enlighteneth Illumines Lamp Lightens TurnsJump to Next Bright Dark Darkness Enlighteneth Illumines Lamp Lightens Turns2 Samuel 22 1. David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings(29) Thou art my lamp.--Comp. Psalm 27:1. The psalm changes the figure, "thou wilt light my candle (margin, lamp)." With this comp. Psalm 132:17; 1Kings 11:36; 1Kings 15:4.Verses 29-31. - "For thou, Jehovah, art my Lamp; Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction You, אַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you O LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel are my lamp; נֵירִ֖י (nê·rî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5216: A lamp, light the LORD וַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel enlightens יַגִּ֥יהַּ (yag·gî·ah) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5050: To glitter, to illuminate my darkness. חָשְׁכִּֽי׃ (ḥā·šə·kî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness Links 2 Samuel 22:29 NIV2 Samuel 22:29 NLT 2 Samuel 22:29 ESV 2 Samuel 22:29 NASB 2 Samuel 22:29 KJV 2 Samuel 22:29 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 22:29 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 22:29 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 22:29 French Bible 2 Samuel 22:29 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 22:29 For you are my lamp Yahweh (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |