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The LORD lights up my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For you are my lamp, O LORD, and my God lightens my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For thou <i>art</i> my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“For You <i>are</i> my lamp, O LORD; The LORD shall enlighten my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For You are my lamp, LORD; And the LORD illuminates my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For You are my lamp, O LORD; And the LORD illumines my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For Thou art my lamp, O LORD; And the LORD illumines my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For You are my lamp, O Yahweh; And Yahweh illumines my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For You, O LORD, are my lamp; The LORD illumines <i>and</i> dispels my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, you are my lamp; the LORD illuminates my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, You are my lamp; the LORD illuminates my darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our LORD and God, you are my lamp. You turn darkness to light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, you are my lamp. The LORD turns my darkness into light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You, LORD, are my light; you dispel my darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For you are my lamp, LORD, the LORD who illuminates my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, you are my lamp, LORD. The LORD illumines the darkness around me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For you light my lamp. The LORD my God lights up my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh will light up my darkness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For You [are] my lamp, O YHWH, "" And YHWH lightens my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For Thou art my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thou my light, O Jehovah: And Jehovah will enlighten my darkness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and thou, O Lord, wilt enlighten my darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For you are my lamp, O Lord. And you, O Lord, will illuminate my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You are my lamp, O LORD! My God brightens the darkness about me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, you are my lamp, O LORD, the LORD lightens my darkness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For thou wilt light my lamp; O LORD my God, lighten my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall light my lamp, LORD JEHOVAH! My God shall enlighten my darkness<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For Thou art my lamp, O LORD; And the LORD doth lighten my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For thou, Lord, <i>art</i> my lamp, and the Lord shall shine forth to me in my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/22-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=6890" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/22.htm">David's Song of Deliverance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5216.htm" title="5216: nê·rî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A lamp. Or nir; also neyr; or ner; or nerah; from a primitive root properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp or light.">are my lamp;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5050.htm" title="5050: yag·gî·ah (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To shine. A primitive root; to glitter; causatively, to illuminate.">lights up</a> <a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="2822: ḥā·šə·kî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From chashak; the dark; hence darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.">my darkness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-28.htm">Psalm 18:28</a></span><br />For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Psalm 27:1</a></span><br />Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a></span><br />Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-19.htm">Isaiah 60:19-20</a></span><br />No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor. / Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a></span><br />Once 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14-16</a></span><br />You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-23.htm">Proverbs 6:23</a></span><br />For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Isaiah 42:16</a></span><br />I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-4.htm">John 1:4-5</a></span><br />In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. / The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8-9</a></span><br />For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, / for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-5.htm">1 John 1:5-7</a></span><br />And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. / If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. / But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-9.htm">Psalm 36:9</a></span><br />For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Micah 7:8</a></span><br />Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Isaiah 9:2</a></span><br />The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-78.htm">Luke 1:78-79</a></span><br />because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high, / to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For you are my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.</p><p class="hdg">lamp.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/29-3.htm">Job 29:3</a></b></br> When his candle shined upon my head, <i>and when</i> by his light I walked <i>through</i> darkness;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Psalm 27:1</a></b></br> <i>A Psalm</i> of David. The LORD <i>is</i> my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD <i>is</i> the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Psalm 84:11</a></b></br> For the LORD God <i>is</i> a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good <i>thing</i> will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.</p><p class="hdg">lighten</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/4-6.htm">Psalm 4:6</a></b></br> <i>There be</i> many that say, Who will shew us <i>any</i> good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-28.htm">Psalm 18:28</a></b></br> For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/97-11.htm">Psalm 97:11</a></b></br> Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/14-29.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-13.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-12.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-13.htm">Enlighteneth</a> <a href="/john/1-9.htm">Illumines</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-17.htm">Lamp</a> <a href="/psalms/18-28.htm">Lightens</a> <a href="/ruth/3-18.htm">Turns</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-12.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-12.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/psalms/18-28.htm">Enlighteneth</a> <a href="/psalms/18-28.htm">Illumines</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">Lamp</a> <a href="/psalms/18-28.htm">Lightens</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-6.htm">Turns</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/22-1.htm">David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For You, O LORD, are my lamp;</b><br>This phrase acknowledges God as the source of guidance and illumination. In ancient times, lamps were essential for navigating the darkness, symbolizing divine guidance and wisdom. The imagery of God as a lamp is consistent with other biblical passages, such as <a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a>, which describes God's word as a lamp to one's feet. This metaphor highlights the personal relationship between the believer and God, emphasizing reliance on divine direction. The use of "LORD" (Yahweh) underscores the covenant relationship between God and His people, reflecting trust and dependence on His faithfulness.<p><b>the LORD lights up my darkness.</b><br>Here, the psalmist expresses confidence in God's ability to dispel darkness, which often symbolizes chaos, ignorance, or adversity. This assurance is rooted in the historical context of David's life, where he faced numerous challenges and enemies. The phrase can be connected to the New Testament, where Jesus is described as the "light of the world" (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>), fulfilling the role of bringing spiritual enlightenment and salvation. The transformation from darkness to light signifies hope, deliverance, and the presence of God in times of trouble. This theme resonates throughout Scripture, illustrating God's power to overcome evil and provide clarity and peace.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of this song of praise, David is expressing his gratitude and trust in the LORD for delivering him from his enemies and from the hand of Saul.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, Yahweh is depicted as a source of light and guidance for David, symbolizing divine intervention and support.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/darkness.htm">Darkness</a></b><br>Represents the challenges, uncertainties, and adversities that David faced, both physically and spiritually.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_our_light.htm">God as Our Light</a></b><br>Just as David relied on God to illuminate his path, we too can trust God to guide us through life's uncertainties and challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/overcoming_darkness.htm">Overcoming Darkness</a></b><br>The darkness in our lives, whether it be fear, doubt, or sin, can be dispelled by the light of God's presence and truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_divine_guidance.htm">Dependence on Divine Guidance</a></b><br>In times of confusion or difficulty, seeking God's wisdom and direction is crucial for making righteous decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/praise_and_gratitude.htm">Praise and Gratitude</a></b><br>Like David, we should cultivate a heart of gratitude, acknowledging God's faithfulness and deliverance in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment</a></b><br>Recognize that Jesus embodies the light of God, offering salvation and guidance to all who follow Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_cherethites_in_the_bible.htm">What are the visions and prophecies of Gad?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_2_samuel_22_and_psalm_18_differ.htm">(2 Samuel 22 compared with Psalm 18) Why do these passages have slight variations if both are supposed to be inspired or accurate accounts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_michal's_view_of_david_differ_in_2_samuel.htm">In 1 Chronicles 15:29, Michal criticizes David's dance--does this episode conflict with the portrayal of Michal in 2 Samuel, creating an inconsistency in her character and motives?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_david's_temple_ban_reason_given.htm">Why does God forbid David from building the temple in 1 Chronicles 22:8 but never give that explicit reason in the parallel accounts (e.g., 2 Samuel 7)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">Thou art my lamp.</span>--Comp. <a href="/psalms/27-1.htm" title="The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?">Psalm 27:1</a>. The psalm changes the figure, "thou wilt light my candle (<span class= "ital">margin, </span>lamp)." With this comp. <a href="/psalms/132-17.htm" title="There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.">Psalm 132:17</a>; <a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm" title="And to his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.">1Kings 11:36</a>; <a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm" title="Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:">1Kings 15:4</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 29-31.</span> - <p><span class="accented">"For thou, Jehovah, art my Lamp;<br />And Jehovah will make my darkness light.<br />For by thee do I run upon a troop;<br />In my God I leap over a wall.<br />God - his way is perfect;<br />The word of Jehovah is purified.<br />He is a Shield to all that trust in him."</span> <span class="cmt_word">Lamp</span>. The lamp burning in the house is the proof of life and activity present there; and thus the extinguishing of the lamp means ruin and desolation (<a href="/job/21-17.htm">Job 21:17</a>). So David is called "the lamp of Israel" (<a href="/2_samuel/21-17.htm">2 Samuel 21:17</a>), because the active life of the nation centred in him. In a still higher sense the life and being of his people centres in God, and without him the soul is waste and void, like the universe before God said, "Let there be light." <span class="cmt_word">I run.</span> To the warrior in old time speed was as important as strength, and thus Homer constantly calls Achilles "fleet of foot." It was his fleetness which gave Asahel a high place among the mighties (<a href="/2_samuel/2-18.htm">2 Samuel 2:18</a>), and to this quality David now refers. The <span class="cmt_word">troop</span> signifies a light armed band of marauders, whom with God's aid David could overtake, and stop in their course of rapine. The <span class="cmt_word">wall</span> means fortifications like those of Jerusalem (<a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7</a>). Sieges were tedious affairs in old time, but David had captured that city with a rapidity so great that the metaphor in the text is most appropriate. <span class="cmt_word">Purified</span>; or, <span class="accented">refined.</span> This does not mean that it is proved by experience and found true, but that it is absolutely good and perfect like refined gold (see <a href="/psalms/12-6.htm">Psalm 12:6</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/22-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are my lamp;</span><br /><span class="heb">נֵירִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(nê·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5216.htm">Strong's 5216: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lamp, light</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">enlightens</span><br /><span class="heb">יַגִּ֥יהַּ</span> <span class="translit">(yag·gî·ah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5050.htm">Strong's 5050: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glitter, to illuminate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my darkness.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָשְׁכִּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·šə·kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm">Strong's 2822: </a> </span><span class="str2">The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/22-29.htm">2 Samuel 22:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/22-29.htm">2 Samuel 22:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/22-29.htm">2 Samuel 22:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/22-29.htm">2 Samuel 22:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/22-29.htm">2 Samuel 22:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/22-29.htm">2 Samuel 22:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/22-29.htm">2 Samuel 22:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/22-29.htm">2 Samuel 22:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/22-29.htm">2 Samuel 22:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/22-29.htm">2 Samuel 22:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/22-29.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 22:29 For you are my lamp Yahweh (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/22-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 22:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 22:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/22-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 22:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 22:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>