2 Samuel 22:29

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For you are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD illumines my darkness.

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  • Ps 27:1 : 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?
  • Job 29:3 : 3 when His lamp shone upon my head, and I walked by His light through the darkness.
  • Ps 4:6 : 6 Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD.
  • Ps 18:28 : 28 You save a humble people, but You bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
  • 2 Sam 21:17 : 17 But Abishai, son of Zeruiah, came to David's aid. He struck the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, saying, "Never again will you go out with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel."
  • Ps 84:11 : 11 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
  • Ps 97:11 : 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
  • Ps 112:4 : 4 Light shines in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
  • Isa 50:10 : 10 Who among you fears the LORD and listens to the voice of his servant? Let the one who walks in darkness, who has no light, trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God.
  • Isa 60:19-20 : 19 The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. 20 Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning will come to an end.
  • Mic 7:9 : 9 Because I have sinned against Him, I will bear the indignation of the LORD until He pleads my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light, and I will see His righteousness.
  • John 8:12 : 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life."
  • John 12:46 : 46 I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 18:27-29
    3 verses
    93%

    27 To the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

    28 You save a humble people, but You bring low those whose eyes are haughty.

    29 You light my lamp, LORD my God; You illuminate my darkness.

  • 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?

  • 3 when His lamp shone upon my head, and I walked by His light through the darkness.

  • Ps 139:11-12
    2 verses
    77%

    11 If I say, 'Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,'

    12 even the darkness will not be dark to You; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to You.

  • 30 With you, I can run against a troop; with my God, I can leap over a wall.

  • 2 Sam 22:2-3
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    2 He said: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.

    3 My God is my rock where I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge, and my savior. You save me from violence.

  • 8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

  • 28 You save a humble people, but your eyes are set against the proud to bring them low.

  • 9 They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.

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

  • 2 He has driven me away and brought me into darkness, not into light.

  • Ps 18:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 To the director, a song of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

    2 He said, "I love You, LORD, my strength."

  • 16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the darkening mountains. You hope for light, but He will turn it to gloom and thick darkness.

  • 74%

    3 Many say of me, "There is no salvation for him in God." Selah.

  • 17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness or by the deep gloom that covers my face.

  • 14 For I hear the slander of many; terror surrounds me as they conspire together against me and plot to take my life.

  • Ps 31:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 Turn your ear to me; come quickly to rescue me. Be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.

    4 For you are my rock and my fortress. For the sake of your name, guide me and lead me.

  • 2 He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.

  • 3 From the ends of the earth, I call to You when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

  • 19 The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

  • 22 Blessed be the LORD, for he has shown his wondrous love to me in a fortified city.

  • Ps 43:2-3
    2 verses
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    2 For You are the God of my refuge; why have You rejected me? Why must I go about mourning under the oppression of my enemy?

    3 Send Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to Your dwelling place.

  • 19 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

  • 6 The arrogant have hidden traps for me; they have spread out cords as a net and set snares for me along my path. Selah.

  • 16 My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies and from those who pursue me.

  • 3 For the enemy has pursued me, crushing my life to the ground and making me dwell in darkness, like those long dead.

  • 10 What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?

  • 7 I hate those who pay regard to worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD.

  • 37 You widened the path beneath me, so my ankles did not slip.

  • 49 He delivers me from my enemies; you lift me up above those who rise against me; you rescue me from the violent man.

  • 27 The Lord is God, and He has made His light shine upon us. Bind the festival offering with cords to the horns of the altar.

  • 7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I was helped. Therefore, my heart exults, and with my song I will praise him.

  • 5 For you are my hope, Lord, my confidence from my youth.

  • 8 For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

  • 19 They confronted me on the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.

  • 7 As for me, I said in my prosperity, 'I will never be shaken.'

  • 1 A psalm, a song for the dedication of the house, of David.

  • 8 My heart says about You, 'Seek His face.' Lord, I will seek Your face.

  • 2 For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the nations, but the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will be seen upon you.

  • 13 I am bound by my vows to you, O God; I will present thank offerings to you.

  • 8 He has blocked my path so I cannot pass; He has shrouded my ways with darkness.

  • 22 A land of gloom like deep darkness, a land of shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.

  • 33 This God—he is my strong refuge and makes my way blameless.