King James Version
2 Samuel 22:29 in the King James Version says “For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. lamp: or, candle” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. lamp: or, candle”
2 Samuel 22:29 · KJV
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury. shew thyself unsavoury: or, wrestle
And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. lamp: or, candle
For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. run: or, broken
As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him. tried: or, refined
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“For thou art my lamp”
H5216a lamp (i.e., the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
“my darkness”
H2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
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