2 Samuel 22:29
in 2 Samuel 22For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
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ASV
For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
KJV
For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 22
Commentary
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You, O LORD, are my lamp
on 2 Samuel 22:29-31
David calls the LORD his lamp, the one who “lights up my darkness”. The song then turns from David’s own claim to God’s character: “His way is perfect” and “the word of the LORD is flawless”. The King James reads tried for flawless, in the sense of metal refined.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness. See Gill on Psa 18:28.
If we sincerely take the Lord for our God, all this, and much more, he will be to us, all we need and can desire. What improvement he makes of his interest in God.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אַתָּ֥ה | ʾatah | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| נֵירִ֖י | neiri | [are] lamp my | H5216 → | |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וַיהוָ֖ה | vayahweh | and Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| יַגִּ֥יהַּ | yagiah | he lightens | H5050 → | |
| חָשְׁכִּֽי׃ | chasheki | darkness my | H2822 → |
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
אַתָּ֥הyou
ʾatahH859 →1094 times
נֵירִ֖י[are] lamp my
neiriH5216 →
יְהוָ֑הO Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וַיהוָ֖הand Yahweh
vayahwehH3068 →6520 times
יַגִּ֥יהַּhe lightens
yagiahH5050 →
חָשְׁכִּֽי׃darkness my
chashekiH2822 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 8:12Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
it leads to
- John 12:46
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
- John 9:5
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
- John 12:35
Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the…
- Matthew 5:14
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
- John 12:46
Through
Psalms 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
it leads to
- Hebrews 13:6
So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
- Psalms 118:6
The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Exodus 15:2
The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
- Hebrews 13:6
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About 2 Samuel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.