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Psalms 119:105

God's wordGuidance and decisions

103 How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!

104 I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

106 I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.

107 I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.

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BSB
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
KJV
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
WEB
Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.
ASV
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.
DARBY
NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
BLB
Your word [is] a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
ÅB
Ditt ord er en lykte for min fot og et lys for min sti.
OTB
Ditt ord er som en lampe for min fot
Og et lys på min sti.
B1930
Ditt ord er en lykte for min fot og et lys for min sti.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Short explanation

God's word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path. The light does not show the whole way at once, but enough for the next step.

Context: From the longest psalm, which is all about loving and following God's word.

See also: Proverbs 6:23, John 8:12

The explanation was written by an AI and has not yet been reviewed by a person. All explanations

Cross references

  • Proverbs 6:23

    For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

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  • Psalms 43:3

    Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, and to the place where You dwell.

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  • Psalms 18:28

    For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.

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  • 2 Peter 1:19

    We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

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  • Job 29:3

    when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,

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  • Psalms 19:8

    The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

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  • Ephesians 5:13

    But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.

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