Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
What does Psalms 119:105 mean?
The word of God directs us in our work and way, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it.
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Commentary on Psalms 119:105
NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet - This begins a new portion of the psalm, indicated by the Hebrew letter Nun ( 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.
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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,.
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'' It follows, and a light unto my path; the same thing in other words.
Context in Psalms 119
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Psalms 119 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as Book IV. Psalms is the Bible’s great book of sung prayer, teaching the full range of faithful speech from anguish and repentance to jubilation and doxology. Read this chapter with the wider themes of prayer, praise, and lament in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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