Psalm 18:28

For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

Cross-reference

Psalm 13:3 Parallel

Psalm 13:3 uses 'light up my eyes' as a plea for life, directly paralleling the 'light my lamp' imagery here.

Psalm 27:1 Parallel

Psalm 27:1 declares the LORD as light and salvation, directly echoing the same theme of divine illumination.

Psalm 97:11 Parallel

Psalm 97:11 says light is sown for the righteous, reinforcing the promise that God provides light to His people.

Psalm 132:17 uses 'lamp' for David's dynasty — a broader application of God's sustaining light.

Psalm 119:105 uses the lamp/light metaphor for God's word, while Psalm 18:28 attributes light to God Himself — a parallel theme of divine guidance.

Psalm 34:5 Parallel

Psalm 34:5 describes the radiance of those who look to God, a related image of divine light reflecting on believers.

Psalm 112:4 Parallel

Psalm 112:4 says light dawns in darkness for the upright — same theme of God providing light to the righteous.

Psalm 118:27 echoes the same image of God as the source of light, here shining on His people in a festal context.

1 Peter 2:9 Parallel

1 Peter 2:9 describes believers called out of darkness into God's marvelous light, echoing the same divine illumination.

2 Samuel 22:29 is a parallel version of this same song — nearly identical wording about God as lamp.

Luke 1:79 Allusion

Luke 1:79 uses the same 'light to those in darkness' imagery, linking God's illumination to the coming Messiah.

Matthew 4:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Matthew 4:16 echoes this same promise of light dawning on those in darkness, fulfilled in Christ's coming.

Isaiah 42:16 promises God turns darkness into light for the blind — parallel to God lightening my darkness.

Job 29:3 Parallel

Job 29:3 recalls when God's lamp shone on Job — same imagery of divine light guiding through darkness.

Job 18:6 Contrast

Job 18:6 describes the wicked's lamp being put out — opposite of God lighting my lamp here.

John 8:12 Prophetic fulfillment

In John 8:12, Jesus declares Himself the light of the world, fulfilling the OT theme of God lighting our lamp and dispelling darkness.

1 Kings 11:36 promises a lamp for David's line — connecting personal light to dynastic covenant.

1 Kings 15:4 uses 'lamp' to symbolize David's dynasty, a different but related image of God's sustaining light.

Esther 8:16 Parallel

Esther 8:16 describes light as joy after deliverance, paralleling the theme of God bringing light out of darkness.