2 Samuel 22 · Verse 29

2 Samuel 22:29

For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.
2 Samuel 22:29, King James Version

2 Samuel 22:29 in other translations

BSBFor You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
WEBFor you are my lamp, LORD. The LORD will light up my darkness.
ASVFor thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
YLTFor Thou art my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.
DARBYFor thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.
BBEFor you are my light, O Lord; and the Lord will make the dark bright for me.
WebsterFor thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.

2 Samuel 22:29 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אַתָּ֥ה'a.TahyouH859
נֵירִ֖יnei.Ri[are] lamp myH5216
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
וַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
יַגִּ֥יהַּya.Gi.ahhe lightensH5050
חָשְׁכִּֽי\׃cha.she.Kidarkness myH2822

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 22:29

  • Psalms 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?

  • John 8:12

    Then spake Jesus again unto 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.

  • 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 did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

  • Job 29:3

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

  • John 12:46

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

  • Micah 7:9

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

  • Psalms 112:4

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

  • Psalms 18:28

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

  • Isaiah 60:19-20

    The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

  • Psalms 97:11

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

  • Psalms 84:11

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

  • 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 stay upon his God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
lamp. or, candle.
Job 29:3; Ps 27:1; 84:11; Joh 8:12; Re 21:23
lighten.
Ps 4:6; 18:28; 97:11; 112:4; Isa 50:10; 60:19,20; Mic 7:9; Mal 4:2
Joh 12:46

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 22:28

    And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

  • 2 Samuel 22:29

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

  • 2 Samuel 22:30

    For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

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2 Samuel 22:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque tú eres mi lámpara, oh Jehová: Jehová da luz á mis tinieblas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car toi, Éternel! tu es ma lampe; et l’ Éternel fait resplendir mes ténèbres.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn du bist meine Leuchte, Jehova; und Jehova erhellt meine Finsternis.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quia tu lucerna mea, Domine, et tu, Domine, illuminabis tenebras meas.