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Psalms 119:105 — King James Version← Study notes

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.


Psalms 119:105Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 119:1055 words
HebrewMeaning
נֵרnēr
is a lampnounH5216
lamp · light
לְ/רַגְלִ֥/יləragəliy
for foot mypronH7272
be able to endure · according as · after · coming ···
דְבָרֶ֑/ךָdəbārekā
word yournounH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
וְ֝/א֗וֹרwəʾwōr
and a lightconjH216
clear · day · light · morning ···
לִ/נְתִיבָתִֽ/יlinətiybātiy
for pathway mypronH5410
travel · way
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 119:105

1. From its commencement, dearly beloved, does this great Psalm exhort us unto bliss, which there is no one who desires not....And therefore this is the lesson which he teaches, who says, “Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord” Psalm 118:1. As much as to say, I know what you wish, you are seeking bliss: if then you would be blessed, be undefiled. For the former all desire, the latter fear: yet without it what all wish cannot be…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 119 (Aleph)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Sarah OkaforNote3mo ago
A lamp to my feet
Not a floodlight - a lamp. Just enough light for the next step. I keep returning to this because it reframes how I think about guidance. God rarely illuminates the whole road ahead. He gives you enoug...
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