New King James Version
2 Samuel 22:29
29“For You are my lamp, O Lord; The Lord shall enlighten 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 Living Translation (NLT)O Lord, you are my lamp. The Lord lights up my darkness.
Context of 2 Samuel 22:29
27With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd. 28You will save the humble people; But Your eyes are on the haughty, that You may bring them down. “For You are my lamp, O Lord; The Lord shall enlighten my darkness. 30For by You I can run against a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall. 31As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust 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 upon my head, And when 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 strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.
- John 8:12Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
- Revelation 21:23The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.
- Psalms 4:6There are many who say, “Who will show us any good?” Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.
- Psalms 18:28For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
- Psalms 97:11Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.
- Psalms 112:4Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
- Isaiah 50:10“Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness And has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord And rely upon his God.
- Isaiah 60:19“The sun shall no longer be your light by day, Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you; But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light, And your God your glory.
- Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation of the Lord, Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case And executes justice for me. He will bring me forth to the light; I will see His righteousness.
- Malachi 4:2But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-fed calves.
- John 12:46I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide 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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