Verse
2 Samuel 22:29 — For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.
“For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.”
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The verses around 2 Samuel 22:29.
27With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
28And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
29For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.
30For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
31As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
Verse explanation
David calls the Lord his lamp — the light that brightens even the darkest shadows of his life.
From the 2 Samuel 22 study in Bible in Stories.
2 Samuel 22:29 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque tu, Senhor, és a minha candeia: e o Senhor esclarece as minhas trevas.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Porque tu és minha lâmpada, ó SENHOR; o SENHOR dá luz às minhas trevas.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Tú, Señor, eres mi lámpara. El Señor ilumina mis tinieblas.
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