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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Psalms 18:28 - Enlighten
Psalms 18:28 - For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
| thou | H859 | אַתָּה |
thou and {thee} or (plural) ye and you |
| wilt light | H215 | אוֹר |
[Verb] to be (causatively make) luminous (literally and metaphorically) |
| my candle | H5216 | נִיר |
[Noun Masculine] a lamp (that {is} the burner) or light (literally or figuratively) |
| the LORD | H3068 | יְהֹוָה |
[Proper Name] (the) self Existent or eternal; {Jehovah} Jewish national name of God |
| my God | H430 | אֱלֹהִים |
[Noun Masculine] gods 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 superlative |
| will enlighten | H5050 | נָגַהּ |
[Verb] to glitter; causatively to illuminate |
| my darkness | H2822 | חֹשֶׁךְ |
[Noun Masculine] the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively {misery} destruction: {death} ignorance: {sorrow} wickedness |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.