Psalms 119 · Verse 105

Psalms 119:105

נ NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Psalms 119:105, King James Version

Psalms 119:105 in other translations

BSBYour word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
WEBYour word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.
ASVThy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.
YLTNun. A lamp to my foot is Thy word, And a light to my path.
DARBYNUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
BBEYour word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way.
WebsterNUN. Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.

What does Psalms 119:105 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
105. Not only does the Word of God inform us of His will, but, as a light on a path in darkness, it shows us how to follow the right and avoid the wrong way. The lamp of the Word is not the sun. He would blind our eyes in our present fallen state; but we may bless God for the light shining as in a dark place, to guide us until the Sun of Righteousness shall come, and we shall be made capable of seeing Him (2Pe 1:19; Re 22:4). The lamp is fed with the oil of the Spirit. The allusion is to the lamps and torches carried at night before an Eastern caravan.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 105 Thy word is a lamp - This is illustrated thus by Solomon, Pro 6:23 : "The commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life." God's word is a candle which may be held in the hand to give us light in every dark place and chamber; and it is a general light shining upon all his works, and upon all our ways.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:105-112
The word of God directs us in our work and way, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it. The commandment is a lamp kept burning with the oil of the Spirit, as a light to direct us in the choice of our way, and the steps we take in that way. The keeping of God's commands here meant, was that of a sinner under a dispensation of mercy, of a believer having part in the covenant of grace. The psalmist is often afflicted; but with longing desires to become more holy, offers up daily prayers for quickening grace. We cannot offer any thing to God, that he will accept but what he is pleased to teach us to do. To have our soul or life continually in our hands, implies constant danger of life; yet he did not forget God's promises nor his precepts. Numberless are the snares laid by the wicked; and happy is that servant of God, whom they have not caused to err from his Master's precepts. Heavenly treasures are a heritage for ever; all the saints accept them as such, therefore they can be content with little of this world. We must look for comfort only in the way of duty, and that duty must be done. A good man, by the grace of God, brings his heart to his work, then it is done well.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 119:105 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.

נֵר\־ner-[is] a lampH5216
לְרַגְלִ֥יle.rag.Lifor foot myH7272
דְבָרֶ֑ךָde.va.Re.khaword yourH1697
וְ֝א֗וֹרve.'orand a lightH216
לִנְתִיבָתִֽי\׃lin.ti.va.Tifor pathway myH5410

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

Cross references for Psalms 119:105

  • Proverbs 6:23

    For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

  • Psalms 43:3

    O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

  • Psalms 18:28

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

  • 2 Peter 1:19

    We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

  • Job 29:3

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

  • Psalms 19:8

    The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

  • Ephesians 5:13

    But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
NUN
word.
19:8; 43:3; Pr 6:23; Eph 5:13; 2Pe 1:19
lamp. or, candle.
18:28; Job 29:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 119:104

    Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

  • Psalms 119:105

    נ NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

  • Psalms 119:106

    I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

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Psalms 119:105 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		NUN. Lámpara es á mis pies tu palabra, y lumbrera á mi camino.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ta parole est une lampe à mon pied, et une lumière à mon sentier.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Dein Wort ist Leuchte meinem Fuße und Licht für meinen Pfad.