King James Version

Psalms 18:28

For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 18:29.

כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אַ֭תָּהatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.תָּאִ֣ירtairgloriousאוֹרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “glorious”, an unfinished actionH215to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)[idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.נֵרִ֑יnerilampנִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “lamp”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5216a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)candle, lamp, light.יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱ֝לֹהַ֗יelohayGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.יַגִּ֥יהַּyagihalightenנָגַהּverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lighten”, an unfinished actionH5050to glitter; causatively, to illuminate(en-) lighten, (cause to) shine.חָשְׁכִּֽיchashekidarkחֹשֶׁךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “dark”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessdark(-ness), night, obscurity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(18-29) For Thou dost light my lamp; the LORD my God doth lighten my darkness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

For Thou — Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(18-29) For Thou dost light my lamp; the LORD my God doth lighten my darkness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι σὺ φωτιεῖς λύχνον μου Κύριε, ὁ Θεός μου φωτιεῖς τὸ σκότος μου.