Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 22:29
29For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
2 Samuel 22:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.
- New International Version (NIV)You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“For You are my lamp, O Lord; The Lord shall enlighten my darkness.
Context of 2 Samuel 22:29
27to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd. 28You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. For 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. 31As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Read all of 2 Samuel 222 Samuel 22:29 word by word
כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה נֵירִ֖י יְהוָ֑ה וַיהוָ֖ה יַגִּ֥יהַּ חָשְׁכִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:29
- Job 29:3when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,
- Psalms 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- John 8:12Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
- Psalms 4:6Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
- Psalms 18:28For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
- Psalms 97:11Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
- Psalms 112:4Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
- Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
- Isaiah 60:19No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.
- Micah 7:9Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.
- Malachi 4:2“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
- John 12:46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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