Verse Comparison: Psalms 18:28
American Standard Version
For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.
Amplified® Bible
For You cause my lamp to be lighted {and} to shine; the Lord my God illumines my darkness.
Contemporary English Version
You, the LORD God, keep my lamp burning and turn darkness to light.
Darby English Version
For it is thou that makest my lamp to shine: Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.
Good News Bible
O LORD, you give me light; you dispel my darkness.
King James Version
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
New American Standard Bible
For You light my lamp; The LORD my God illumines my darkness.
New International Version
You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.
New King James Version
For You will light my lamp;
The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For You light my lamp; The LORD my God illumines my darkness.
Revised Standard Version
Yea, thou dost light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness.
Young's Literal Translation
For Thou -- Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.