Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path. In the text the Word of God is compared to a lamp or lantern such as that which is carried on dark nights in country places in all lands. I. Like a lighted lantern on a dark lonely journey IT IS A PLEASANT COMPANION. A lamp cannot, indeed, talk with us, or even listen to our voices, but its cheerful light, close by us, and going on continually with us, takes away our loneliness, and we feel that "a light is pleasant company." II. THE WORD OF GOD IS A PROTECTION AGAINST DANGER III. The principal value of a lamp is that IT SHOWS US THE WAY: and it is in this respect especially that the truth of God is most precious to us. (R. Brewin.) Parallel Verses KJV: NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.WEB: Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path. |
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