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VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 119:105
NUN. Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
CONTEXT
What is happening here?
Psalm 119 celebrates Scripture as the source of truth, direction, correction, hope, and delight.
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KJV King James Version
NUN. Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
WEB World English Bible
Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.
ASV American Standard Version
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Nun. A lamp to my foot is Thy word, And a light to my path.
Surrounding context — Psalm 119
102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!
104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
105 NUN. Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
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Cross-references
Proverbs 6:23For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:Psalm 43:3O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.Psalm 18:28For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.2 Peter 1:19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:Job 29:3When his candle shined upon my head, [and when] by his light I walked [through] darkness;Psalm 19:8The statutes of the LORD [are] right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD [is] pure, enlightening the eyes.Ephesians 5:13But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
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