Psalm 18:28
Modern Translations
New International Version
You, LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.

New Living Translation
You light a lamp for me. The LORD, my God, lights up my darkness.

English Standard Version
For it is you who light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness.

Berean Study Bible
For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.

New American Standard Bible
For You light my lamp; The LORD my God illumines my darkness.

NASB 1995
For You light my lamp; The LORD my God illumines my darkness.

NASB 1977
For Thou dost light my lamp; The LORD my God illumines my darkness.

Amplified Bible
For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine; The LORD my God illumines my darkness.

Christian Standard Bible
LORD, you light my lamp; my God illuminates my darkness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
LORD, You light my lamp; my God illuminates my darkness.

Contemporary English Version
You, the LORD God, keep my lamp burning and turn darkness to light.

Good News Translation
O LORD, you give me light; you dispel my darkness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
O LORD, you light my lamp. My God turns my darkness into light.

International Standard Version
For you, LORD, make my lamp shine; my God enlightens my darkness.

NET Bible
Indeed, you are my lamp, LORD. My God illuminates the darkness around me.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

New King James Version
For You will light my lamp; The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

King James 2000 Bible
For you will light my lamp: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

New Heart English Bible
For you light my lamp. The LORD my God lights up my darkness.

World English Bible
For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.

American King James Version
For you will light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

American Standard Version
For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.

A Faithful Version
For You will light my lamp; the LORD my God will make my darkness light;

Darby Bible Translation
For it is thou that makest my lamp to shine: Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.

English Revised Version
For thou wilt light my lamp: the LORD my God will lighten my darkness.

Webster's Bible Translation
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Surely thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God wil lighten my darkenes.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
(18:27) Thou also hast lyghtened my candell: God my Lorde hath made my darknesse to be lyght.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thou lightest my cadle, o LORDE my God: thou makest my darcknesse to be light.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For You light my lamp, "" My God YHWH enlightens my darkness.

Young's Literal Translation
For Thou -- Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.

Smith's Literal Translation
For thou wilt enlighten my lamp Jehovah my God will give light to my darkness.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thou lightest my lamp, O Lord: O my God enlighten my darkness.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For you illuminate my lamp, O Lord. My God, enlighten my darkness.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You will light my lamp, LORD JEHOVAH; my God will enlighten my darkness.

Lamsa Bible
For thou wilt light my lamp; the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For Thou dost light my lamp; The LORD my God doth lighten my darkness.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For thou, O Lord, wilt light my lamp: my God, thou wilt lighten my darkness.
















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