2 Samuel 22:29
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For You are my lamp,נֵירִ֖י
(nei·ri)
5216: a lampfrom an unused word
O LORD;יְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
And the LORDוַיהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
illuminesיַגִּ֥יהַּ
(yag·gi·ah)
5050: to shinea prim. root
my darkness.חָשְׁכִּֽי׃
(cha·she·ki.)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak


















KJV Lexicon
For thou art my lamp
niyr  (neer)
properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light -- candle, lamp, light.
O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
will lighten
nagahh  (naw-gah')
to glitter; causatively, to illuminate -- (en-)lighten, (cause to) shine.
my darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For You are my lamp, O LORD; And the LORD illumines my darkness.

King James Bible
For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
LORD, You are my lamp; the LORD illuminates my darkness.

International Standard Version
For you are my lamp, LORD, the LORD who illuminates my darkness.

NET Bible
Indeed, you are my lamp, LORD. The LORD illumines the darkness around me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
O LORD, you are my lamp. The LORD turns my darkness into light.

King James 2000 Bible
For you are my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will enlighten my darkness.
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