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Psalms Chapter 18 verse 28 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 18:28

For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.
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BBE Psalms 18:28

You, O Lord, will be my light; by you, my God, the dark will be made bright for me.
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DARBY Psalms 18:28

For it is thou that makest my lamp to shine: Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.
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KJV Psalms 18:28

For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
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WBT Psalms 18:28

For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
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WEB Psalms 18:28

For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.
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YLT Psalms 18:28

For Thou -- Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 28-45. - As in the former narrative section (vers. 4-24) David seems to have had his earlier troubles in mind, so, in the present one, his troubles since he entered upon the kingdom seem especially to engage his thoughts. These consisted chiefly of wars with foreign enemies, in which, while he incurred many dangers, he was, upon the whole, eminently successful. Verse 28. - For thou wilt light my candle; rather, my lamp - the word generally used of the lamps supported by the seven-branched candelabrum of the tabernacle (see Exodus 25:37; Exodus 37:22, 23; Exodus 40:25). David himself is called "the lamp of Israel" in 2 Samuel 21:17. The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. The true lamp of David, which "enlightened his darkness," was "the light of God's countenance." While this shone upon him, his whole path was bright, and he himself, reflecting the Divine rays, was a lamp to others.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(28) For thou wilt.--Better, Thou makest bright my lamp. In Samuel, "It is thou Jehovah who art my lamp." This obvious metaphor is common in Hebrew, as in all literature. Light is an emblem of prosperity, happiness, or life itself. (Comp. Job 18:6; Job 21:17; Proverbs 13:9, &c). It happens to be used very frequently of David and his family (1Kings 11:36; 1Kings 15:4; 2Kings 8:19). Comp. Psalm 132:17. . . .