the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Psalms 119:105
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Nun
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and light unto my path,
NUN Your word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my path.
Your word is like a lamp for my feet and a light for my path.
נ (Nun)
Your word is a lamp to walk by, and a light to illumine my path.NUN. Thy word [is] a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
Nun
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.Thi word is a lanterne to my feet; and liyt to my pathis.
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Your word is a lamp that gives light wherever I walk.
נ Nun.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.נ (Nun)
Your word is a lamp for my foot and light on my path.NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Your word is like a lamp that guides my steps, a light that shows the path I should take.
NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
[NVN.] Thy word is a lampe vnto my feete: and a light vnto my path.
Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Nvn. Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my feete, and a light vnto my path.
NUN. Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Your word is a lamp to guide me and a light for my path.
[NUN] A lamp to my feet, is thy word, and a light to my path.
(118-105) Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths.
Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Thy worde is a candell vnto my feete: and a lyght vnto my pathes.
Thy law is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths.
Your word is a lamp for my feetand a light on my path.
Your word is a lamp to my feet, And a light for my path.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
NUN: Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
[Nun.] A lamp to my foot [is] Thy word, And a light to my path.
Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my fete & a light vnto my pathes.
By your words I can see where I'm going; they throw a beam of light on my dark path. I've committed myself and I'll never turn back from living by your righteous order. Everything's falling apart on me, God ; put me together again with your Word. Festoon me with your finest sayings, God ; teach me your holy rules. My life is as close as my own hands, but I don't forget what you have revealed. The wicked do their best to throw me off track, but I don't swerve an inch from your course. I inherited your book on living; it's mine forever— what a gift! And how happy it makes me! I concentrate on doing exactly what you say— I always have and always will.
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
Nun.
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.Your word is a lamp to my feetAnd a light to my path.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
word: Psalms 19:8, Psalms 43:3, Proverbs 6:23, Ephesians 5:13, 2 Peter 1:19
lamp: or, candle, Psalms 18:28, Job 29:3
Reciprocal: Exodus 25:37 - give Exodus 40:24 - General Leviticus 24:2 - the lamps Numbers 4:9 - General Numbers 8:2 - General Psalms 19:7 - law Psalms 119:24 - my counsellors Psalms 119:98 - they are ever Psalms 119:130 - entrance Proverbs 2:9 - General Ecclesiastes 2:13 - light John 3:21 - he that Romans 2:18 - being instructed
Gill's Notes on the Bible
n, NUN.--The Fourteenth Part.
Ver. 105. NUN. Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet,.... The same Solomon says of the law and commandment, the preceptive part of the word, Proverbs 6:23; and the Septuagint and Arabic versions render it "law" here. This shows a man what is his duty, both towards God and man; by it is the knowledge of sin: this informs what righteousness that is God requires of men; by the light of it a man sees his own deformity and infirmities, the imperfection of his obedience, and that he needs a better righteousness than his own to justify him in the sight of God; it is a rule of walk and conversation; it directs what to do, and how to walk. The Gospel part of the word is a great and glorious light; by which men come to have some knowledge of God in Christ, as a God gracious and merciful; of Christ, his person, offices, and grace; of righteousness, salvation, and eternal life by him; and it teaches men to live soberly, righteously, and godly. The whole Scripture is a light shining in a dark place; a lamp or torch to be carried in the hand of a believer, while he passes through this dark world; and is in the present state of imperfection, in which he sees things but darkly. This is the standard of faith and practice; by the light of this lamp the difference between true and false doctrine may be discerned; error and immorality may be reproved, and made manifest; the way of truth and godliness, in which a man should walk, is pointed out; and by means of it he may see and shun the stumbling blocks in his way, and escape falling into pits and ditches; it is a good light to walk and work by. The Targum is,
"thy word is as a light that shines to my feet.''
It follows,
and a light unto my path; the same thing in other words. Now it should be observed, that the word of God is only so to a man whose eyes are opened and enlightened by the Spirit of God, which is usually done by means of the word; for a lamp, torch, candle, or any other light are of no use to a blind man.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet - This begins a new portion of the psalm, indicated by the Hebrew letter Nun (נ n), equivalent to our “n.” The margin here is “candle.” The Hebrew word means a light, lamp, candle. The idea is, that the word of God is like a torch or lamp ton man in a dark night. It shows him the way; it prevents his stumbling over obstacles, or failing down precipices, or wandering off into paths which would lead into danger, or would turn him away altogether from the path to life. Compare the notes at 2 Peter 1:19.
And a light unto my path - The same idea substantially is presented here. It is a light which shines on the road that a man treads, so that he may see the path, and that he may see any danger which may be in his path. The expression is very beautiful, and is full of instruction. He who makes the word of God his guide, and marks its teachings, is in the right way. He will clearly see the path. He will be able to mark the road in which he ought to go, and to avoid all those by-paths which would lead him astray. He will see where those by-roads turn off from the main path - often at a very small angle, and so that there seems to be no divergence. He will see any obstruction which may lie in his path; any declivity or precipice which may be near, and down which, in a dark night, one might fall. Man needs such a guide, and the Bible is such a guide. Compare the notes at Psalms 119:9.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
LETTER נ NUN. - Fourteenth Division
Verse Psalms 119:105. Thy word is a lamp — This is illustrated thus by Solomon, Proverbs 6:23: "The commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life." God's word is a candle which may be held in the hand to give us light in every dark place and chamber; and it is a general light shining upon all his works, and upon all our ways.
