Psalms 119:105
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
King James Version
World English Bible (WEB)
Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.
What this verse means
Scripture lights the next step, not necessarily the whole map — and that is enough.
A short prayer
Lord, light my next step through Your word. I do not need the whole map, only Your lamp.
Read in context — Psalms 119
103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
105Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
106I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
107I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word.
Related verses
“The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.”Isaiah 40:8
“So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.”Isaiah 55:11
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.”Isaiah 55:8
“And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.”Isaiah 58:11
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”James 1:5
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