Psalms
Psalm 18:28
28For You, O LORD, light my lamp;
my God lights up my darkness.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| You | אַ֭תָּה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| light | תָּאִ֣יר | tā·’îr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H215 be or become light |
| my lamp | נֵרִ֑י | nê·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5216 lamp |
| my God | אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י | ’ĕ·lō·hay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
| lights up | יַגִּ֥יהַּ | yag·gî·ah | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5050 shine |
| my darkness | חָשְׁכִּֽי׃ | ḥā·šə·kî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Samuel 22:29 · Job 29:3 · Isaiah 42:16 · Matthew 4:16 · Luke 1:79 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Psalm 112:4 · Proverbs 20:27 · Isaiah 62:1 · Psalm 132:17 · Job 18:6 · 1 Kings 11:36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.