The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:29 Explained

2 Samuel 22:29

KJV: For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.

YLT: For Thou art my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.

Darby: For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.

ASV: For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For thou [art] my lamp,  O LORD:  and the LORD  will lighten  my darkness. 

What does 2 Samuel 22:29 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 22

1  David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 22:29 mean?

For You [are] my lamp Yahweh Yahweh shall enlighten my darkness
כִּֽי־ אַתָּ֥ה נֵירִ֖י יְהוָ֑ה וַיהוָ֖ה יַגִּ֥יהַּ חָשְׁכִּֽי

אַתָּ֥ה  You  [are] 
Parse: Pronoun, second person masculine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
נֵירִ֖י  my  lamp 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: נִיר 
Sense: lamp.
יְהוָ֑ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וַיהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
יַגִּ֥יהַּ  shall  enlighten 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָגַהּ  
Sense: to shine.
חָשְׁכִּֽי  my  darkness 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: חֹשֶׁךְ  
Sense: darkness, obscurity.