Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
For Thou art my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.
New American Standard Bible
And the Lord illumines my darkness.
King James Version
For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
Holman Bible
the Lord illuminates my darkness.
International Standard Version
For you are my lamp, LORD, the LORD who illuminates my darkness.
A Conservative Version
For thou are my lamp, O LORD. And LORD will lighten my darkness.
American Standard Version
For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
Amplified
“For You, O Lord, are my lamp;
The Lord illumines and dispels my darkness.
Bible in Basic English
For you are my light, O Lord; and the Lord will make the dark bright for me.
Darby Translation
For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.
Julia Smith Translation
For thou my light, O Jehovah: And Jehovah will enlighten my darkness.
King James 2000
For you are my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will enlighten my darkness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For you, O Yahweh [are] my lamp, and Yahweh lightens my darkness.
Modern King James verseion
For You are my lamp, O Jehovah. And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou art my light, O LORD, and the LORD shall light my darkness.
NET Bible
Indeed, you are my lamp, Lord. The Lord illumines the darkness around me.
New Heart English Bible
For you are my lamp, LORD. The LORD will light up my darkness.
The Emphasized Bible
For, thou, wast my lamp, O Yahweh, - and, Yahweh, enlightened my darkness;
Webster
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.
Themes
Lamps » Illustrative » Of God's guidance
Light » The lord lighting darkness
Topics
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 22:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Victory Song Of David
28 And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall. 29 For Thou art my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness. 30 For by Thee I run -- a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 27:1
By David. Jehovah is my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?
Job 29:3
In His causing His lamp to shine on my head, By His light I walk through darkness.
2 Samuel 21:17
and Abishai son of Zeruiah giveth help to him, and smiteth the Philistine, and putteth him to death; then swear the men of David to him, saying, 'Thou dost not go out again with us to battle, nor quench the lamp of Israel.'
Psalm 4:6
Many are saying, 'Who doth show us good?' Lift on us the light of Thy face, O Jehovah,
Psalm 18:28
For Thou -- Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.
Psalm 84:11
For a sun and a shield is Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.
Psalm 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, And for the upright of heart -- joy.
Psalm 112:4
Light hath risen in darkness to the upright, Gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
Isaiah 50:10
Who is among you, fearing Jehovah, Hearkening to the voice of His servant, That hath walked in dark places, And there is no brightness for him? Let him trust in the name of Jehovah, And lean upon his God.
Isaiah 60:19-20
To thee no more is the sun for a light by day, And for brightness the moon giveth not light to thee, And Jehovah hath become to thee A light age-during, and thy God thy beauty.
Micah 7:9
The indignation of Jehovah I do bear, For I have sinned against Him, Till that He doth plead my cause, And hath executed my judgment, He doth bring me forth to the light, I look on His righteousness.
Malachi 4:2
And risen to you, ye who fear My name, Hath the sun of righteousness -- and healing in its wings, And ye have gone forth, and have increased as calves of a stall.
John 8:12
Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'
John 12:46
I a light to the world have come, that every one who is believing in me -- in the darkness may not remain;
Revelation 21:23
and the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp of it is the Lamb;