2 Samuel 22:29

For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.

Cross-reference

Psalm 18:28 Parallel

Psalm 18:28 is the near-identical version of this verse, both from David's song — God keeps my lamp burning and turns darkness to light.

Psalm 27:1 Parallel

Psalm 27:1 declares 'The LORD is my light' — a direct parallel to David calling God his lamp here.

John 8:12 Typology

John 8:12 identifies Jesus as the light of the world, fulfilling the OT imagery of God as lamp and light for His people.

John 12:46 Allusion

John 12:46 declares Jesus came as light so believers won't stay in darkness, fulfilling the OT motif of the Lord turning darkness into light.

Revelation 21:23 says the Lamb is the lamp of the New Jerusalem — directly echoing 'the LORD is my lamp' from this verse.

Isaiah 60:19 declares the Lord will be an everlasting light, expanding David's lamp imagery to an eschatological scope.

Isaiah 60:20 continues the everlasting light theme, promising an end to sorrow, echoing God's transformation of darkness to light.

Job 29:3 Parallel

Job 29:3 recalls when God's lamp shone on him and he walked through darkness, using the same lamp metaphor for divine guidance.

Psalm 112:4 Parallel

Psalm 112:4 uses the same light-in-darkness imagery for the upright, echoing God turning David's darkness into light.

Isaiah 50:10 calls those walking in darkness to trust God, applying the principle of the Lord turning darkness into light.

Micah 7:9 Parallel

Micah 7:9 expresses hope that God will bring him out into the light after darkness, paralleling David's confidence in God turning darkness to light.

Malachi 4:2 Parallel

Malachi 4:2 describes the 'sun of righteousness' rising with healing, a light that echoes David's declaration that the Lord is his lamp.

Psalm 4:6 Related theme

Psalm 4:6 asks for the light of God's face to shine, similarly using light as a symbol of God's favor and guidance.

Psalm 84:11 Related theme

Psalm 84:11 calls God a sun and shield, expanding the light metaphor — both present God as source of illumination.