a word · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
lamp
נֵרner-
H5216
a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figurat… · noun, common masculine singular absolute
feet
לְרַגְלִ֥יle.rag.Li
H7272
a foot (as used in walking) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
light
וְ֝א֗וֹרve.'or
H216
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
path
לִנְתִיבָתִֽיlin.ti.va.Ti
H5410
a (beaten) track · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Psalms 43:3 O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
Psalms 18:28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
2 Peter 1:19 We 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 d…
Job 29:3 When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
Psalms 19:8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Ephesians 5:13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:105
Observe here, 1. The nature of the word of God, and the great intention of giving it to the world; it is a lamp and a light. It discovers to us, concerning God and ourselves, that which otherwise we could not have known; it shows us what is amiss, and will be dangerous; it directs us in our work and way, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it. It is a lamp which we may set up by us, and take into our hands for our own particular use, Pro 6:23. The commandment is a lamp kept burning with the oil of the Spirit; it is like the lamps in the sanctuary, and the pillar of fire to Israel. 2. The use we should make of it. It must be not only a light to out eyes, to gratify them, and fi…
NUN.--The Fourteenth Part.
NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,.... The same Solomon says of the law and commandment, the preceptive part of the word, Proverbs 6:23; and the Septuagint and Arabic versions render it "law" here. This shows a man what is his duty, both towards God and man; by it is the knowledge of sin: this informs what righteousness that is God requires of men; by the light of it a man sees his own deformity and infirmities, the imperfection of his obedience, and that he needs a better righteousness than his own to justify him in the sight of God; it is a rule of walk and conversation; it directs what to do, and how to walk. The Gospel part of the word is a great and glorio…
Psalm 119:105-112
n 105. Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path. n 106. I have sworn, and will conform, to keep thy righteous judgments. n 107. I am greatly afflicted, O Jehovah! quicken me according to thy word. n 108. O Jehovah! I beseech thee let the free-will-offerings of my mouth be acceptable to thee, and teach me thy judgments. n 109. My soul is continually in my hand; and I have not forgotten thy law. n 110. The wicked have laid a snare for me; and, have not erred from thy statutes. n 111. I have thy testimonies as an inheritance forever; for they are the joy of my heart. n 112. I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes forever, to the end.
105. Thy word is a…
The Church Fathers
Somebody asked Antony, 'What shall I do in order to please God?' He replied, 'Do what I tell you, which is this: wherever you go, keep God in mind; whatever you do, follow the example of holy Scripture; wherever you are, stay there and do not move away in a hurry. If you keep to these guide-lines, you will be saved.'
Behold a stone is set for us, a stumbling block, Against which vanity may strike, A sign unto the faithful, scandal to the lax, The one it fells, the other guides. The blind one feels his way with slow uncertain step And runs into what'er he meets. The lamp of faith alone must shine before our feet, That footsteps may unswerving be. The foe assails and carries off the wanderers Who in the darkness go astray, A demon who devours the wheat speeds on the way For pilgrims passing to and fro, A thief who tampers with the fertile fields of Christ By sowing in them barren oats. A demon who devours the wheat spread on the way For pilgrims passing to and fro, A thief who tampers with the fertile fields of Christ By sowing in them barren oats.
Nevertheless, I remember, when we explained that verse of Psalm 118 [LXX], in which it is written, "Your law, Lord, is a lamp to my feet and a light to my paths," we showed the difference between "lamp" and "light" as best we could. For we said that "the lamp" was allotted "for the feet," that is, the lower parts of the body; but "the light" was given "for the paths," which "paths" are called in another passage "eternal paths." Therefore, because according to such a mystical understanding this world is understood as the lower parts of creation, therefore "the lamp" of the law is mentioned as having been lit for these who are in this world as the feet of the whole creation. But the eternal "light" will be for those "paths" through which each one in accordance with his merits will advance into the future age.
The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).
Dictionary and topics
Lamp — (1.) That part of the candle-sticks of the tabernacle and the temple which bore the light (Ex. 25:37; 1 Kings 7:49; 2 Chr. 4:20; 13:11; Zech. 4:2). Their form is not described. Olive oil was…
Light — The offspring of the divine command (Gen. 1:3). “All the more joyous emotions of the mind, all the pleasing sensations of the frame, all the happy hours of domestic intercourse were habitually…
Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Feet, The · To be directed by God’s word — To be directed by God’s word
Lamp · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE
Lamps · Illustrative: Of the word of God — Illustrative: Of the word of God
Light · FIGURATIVE AND SYMBOLI — FIGURATIVE AND SYMBOLI
Obedience · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Scriptures, The · Saints: Esteem, as a light — Saints: Esteem, as a light
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
The eightfold Nun. The word of God is his constant guide, to which he has entrusted himself for ever. The way here below is a way through darkness, and leads close past abysses: in this danger of falling and of going astray the word of God is a lamp to his feet, i.e., to his course, and a light to his path (Pro 6:23); his lamp or torch and his sun. That which he has sworn, viz., to keep God's righteous requirements, he has also set up, i.e., brought to fulfilment, but not without being bowed down under heavy afflictions in confessing God; wherefore he prays (as in Psa 119:25) that God would revive him in accordance with His word, which promises life to those who keep it. The confessions of p…
Nun (נ): The psalmist’s devotion to God’s word comes from within his being (119:112) and guides his external life.
119:105-106 The Lord’s word is a lamp that provides perspective, hope, and guidance in darkness (18:25-29; 119:130). Even more, this light gives life (Prov 6:23).
