New International Version
2 Samuel 22:29
29You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)O Lord, you are my lamp. The Lord lights up my darkness.
Context of 2 Samuel 22:29
27to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd. 28You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low. You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light. 30With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. 31“As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields 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
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:29
- Job 29:3when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!
- Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
- John 8:12When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Revelation 21:23The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
- Psalms 4:6Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?” Let the light of your face shine on us.
- Psalms 18:28You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
- Psalms 97:11Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.
- Psalms 112:4Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.
- Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let the one who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on their God.
- Isaiah 60:19The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
- Micah 7:9Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the Lord’s wrath, until he pleads my case and upholds my cause. He will bring me out into the light; I will see his righteousness.
- Malachi 4:2But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.
- John 12:46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay 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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