Psalm 18:28
New Living Translation
28 You light a lamp for me.
The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.
Psalm 18:28
New International Version
Job 29:3
New Living Translation
3 when he lit up the way before me
and I walked safely through the darkness.
Job 29:3
New International Version
3 when his lamp shone on my head
and by his light I walked through darkness!(A)
Isaiah 42:16
New Living Translation
16 I will lead blind Israel down a new path,
guiding them along an unfamiliar way.
I will brighten the darkness before them
and smooth out the road ahead of them.
Yes, I will indeed do these things;
I will not forsake them.
Isaiah 42:16
New International Version
2 Samuel 22:29
New Living Translation
29 O Lord, you are my lamp.
The Lord lights up my darkness.
2 Samuel 22:29
New International Version
29 You, Lord, are my lamp;(A)
the Lord turns my darkness into light.
1 Peter 2:9
New Living Translation
9 But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests,[a] a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
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- 2:9 Greek a royal priesthood.
Psalm 112:4
New Living Translation
4 Light shines in the darkness for the godly.
They are generous, compassionate, and righteous.
Psalm 112:4
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Luke 1:79
New Living Translation
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
and to guide us to the path of peace.”
Luke 1:79
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Matthew 4:16
New Living Translation
16 the people who sat in darkness
have seen a great light.
And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow,
a light has shined.”[a]
Matthew 4:16
New International Version
Proverbs 20:27
New Living Translation
27 The Lord’s light penetrates the human spirit,[a]
exposing every hidden motive.
Footnotes
- 20:27 Or The human spirit is the Lord’s light.
Proverbs 20:27
New International Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:27 Or A person’s words are
Isaiah 62:1
New Living Translation
Isaiah’s Prayer for Jerusalem
62 Because I love Zion,
I will not keep still.
Because my heart yearns for Jerusalem,
I cannot remain silent.
I will not stop praying for her
until her righteousness shines like the dawn,
and her salvation blazes like a burning torch.
Isaiah 62:1
New International Version
Zion’s New Name
Psalm 132:17
New Living Translation
17 Here I will increase the power of David;
my anointed one will be a light for my people.
Psalm 132:17
New International Version
Footnotes
- Psalm 132:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.
Job 18:6
New Living Translation
6 The light in their tent will grow dark.
The lamp hanging above them will be quenched.
Job 18:6
New International Version
1 Kings 11:36
New Living Translation
36 His son will have one tribe so that the descendants of David my servant will continue to reign, shining like a lamp in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen to be the place for my name.
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1 Kings 11:36
New International Version
36 I will give one tribe(A) to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp(B) before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name.
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