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Psalms 119:105–106

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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
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From verse 105

  1. Proverbs 6:23Rank 1 from verse 105
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    23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

  2. Psalms 43:3Rank 2 from verse 105
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    3O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

  3. Psalms 18:28Rank 3 from verse 105
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    28For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

  4. 2 Peter 1:19Rank 4 from verse 105
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    19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

  5. Job 29:3Rank 5 from verse 105
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    3When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

From verse 106

  1. Nehemiah 10:29Rank 1 from verse 106
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    29They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;

  2. Psalms 56:12Rank 2 from verse 106
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    12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

  3. 2 Corinthians 8:5Rank 3 from verse 106
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    5And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

  4. 2 Kings 23:3Rank 4 from verse 106
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    3¶ And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.

  5. Psalms 66:13–14Rank 5 from verse 106
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    13I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

    14Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

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Psalms 119:105

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

word

A spoken or written expression; a saying, message, command, promise, account, or matter.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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lamp

A person, word, commandment, lineage, righteousness, salvation, or life represented as a lamp giving or continuing light.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

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light

Visible brightness; something that gives illumination; not heavy; to kindle, illuminate, or come down upon, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

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path

A way, track, course, or manner of going, whether literal or figurative.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

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Psalms 119:106

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keep

To hold, preserve, guard, observe, maintain, restrain, or continue, according to context.

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righteous

Just, right, or conforming to God's law and judgment; equitable or upright; as a noun, a person characterized as righteous.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

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104Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

105Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

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106I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

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107I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word.

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