Parallel Verses

Webster

For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.

New American Standard Bible

For You are my lamp, O Lord;
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

Lord, You are my lamp;
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;

World English Bible

For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh will light up my darkness.

Youngs Literal Translation

For Thou art my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For thou art my lamp
נרה נר ניר נר ניר 
Niyr 
Usage: 48

O Lord

Usage: 0

and the Lord

Usage: 0

will lighten
נגהּ 
Nagahh 
Usage: 6

References

Context Readings

The Victory Song Of David

28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thy eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down. 29 For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. 30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.


Cross References

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?

Job 29:3

When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

2 Samuel 21:17

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succored him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, Thou shalt go out no more with us to battle, that thou mayest not extinguish the light of Israel.

Psalm 4:6

There are many that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift thou upon us the light of thy countenance.

Psalm 18:28

For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

Psalm 84:11

For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Psalm 97:11

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Psalm 112:4

To the upright there ariseth light in darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Isaiah 50:10

Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and rely upon his God.

Isaiah 60:19-20

The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light to thee: but the LORD will be to thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

Micah 7:9

I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he shall plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

Malachi 4:2

But to you that fear my name, shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

John 8:12

Then Jesus spoke again to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

John 12:46

I am come a light into the world, that whoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

Revelation 21:23

And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God enlightened it, and the Lamb is the light of it.

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