But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, ‘You must never again go out with us to battle. You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel.’
2 Samuel 22:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Lord, you are my lamp; the Lord illuminates my darkness. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For thou art my lamp, O LORD: And the LORD will lighten my darkness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For You, O Lord, are my Lamp; the Lord lightens my darkness. American Standard Version (1901) For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness. Common English Bible You are my lamp, LORD; the LORD illumines my darkness. Catholic Public Domain Version For you are my lamp, O Lord. And you, O Lord, will illuminate my darkness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and thou, O Lord, wilt enlighten my darkness. |
But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, ‘You must never again go out with us to battle. You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel.’
I will give one tribe to his son, so that my servant David will always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city I chose for myself to put my name there.
when his lamp shone above my head, and I walked through darkness by his light!
Who among you fears the Lord and listens to his servant? Who among you walks in darkness, and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord; let him lean on his God.
Because I have sinned against him, I must endure the Lord’s fury until he champions my cause and establishes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see his salvation. ,
But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.
I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me would not remain in darkness.
Jesus spoke to them again: ‘I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.’
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.