2 Samuel 22:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.”
2 Samuel 22:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 22:29 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 22:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh will light up my darkness.”
2 Samuel 22:29 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 22:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness. ”
2 Samuel 22:29 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 22:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For Thou <FI>art<Fi> my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.”
2 Samuel 22:29 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 22:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness. ”
2 Samuel 22:29 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 22:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Surely thou art my light, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkenes.”
2 Samuel 22:29 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 22:29 in Context — 2 Samuel 22
27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
29 For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.
30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
31 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.
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What Does 2 Samuel 22:29 Mean?
2 Samuel 22:29 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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