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Psalm 18:28–29

28 Lord, You light my lamp;

my God illuminates my darkness. f

29 With You I can attack a barrier, g

and with my God I can leap over a wall. h

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Psalm 18:28–29 — The New International Version (NIV)

28 You, Lord, keep my lamp burning;

my God turns my darkness into light.

29 With your help I can advance against a troop;

with my God I can scale a wall.

Psalm 18:28–29 — English Standard Version (ESV)

28 For it is you who light my lamp;

the Lord my God lightens my darkness.

29 For by you I can run against a troop,

and by my God I can leap over a wall.

Psalm 18:28–29 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

28 For thou wilt light my candle:

The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

29 For by thee I have run through a troop;

And by my God have I leaped over a wall.

Psalm 18:28–29 — New Living Translation (NLT)

28 You light a lamp for me.

The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.

29 In your strength I can crush an army;

with my God I can scale any wall.

Psalm 18:28–29 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

28 For You will light my lamp;

The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

29 For by You I can run against a troop,

By my God I can leap over a wall.

Psalm 18:28–29 — New Century Version (NCV)

28 Lord, you give light to my lamp.

My God brightens the darkness around me.

29 With your help I can attack an army.

With God’s help I can jump over a wall.

Psalm 18:28–29 — American Standard Version (ASV)

28 For thou wilt light my lamp:

Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.

29 For by thee I run upon a troop;

And by my God do I leap over a wall.

Psalm 18:28–29 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

Psalm 18:28–29 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

28 O Lord, you light my lamp. 

My God turns my darkness into light. 

29 With you I can attack a line of soldiers. 

With my God I can break through barricades. 

Psalm 18:28–29 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

28 It is you who light my lamp;

the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.

29 By you I can crush a troop,

and by my God I can leap over a wall.

Psalm 18:28–29 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

28 For you light my lamp;

Yahweh, my God, lights up my darkness.

29 For with you I can charge a troop,

and with my God I can scale a wall.

Psalm 18:28–29 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

28 Lord, you keep the lamp of my life burning brightly.

You are my God. You bring light into my darkness.

29 With your help I can attack a troop of soldiers.

With the help of my God I can climb over a wall.

Psalm 18:28–29 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

28 For You light my lamp;

The Lord my God illumines my darkness.

29 For by You I can run upon a troop;

And by my God I can leap over a wall.


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