Lamp and path

Meaning

The lamp for the feet and light upon the path come from the passage’s citation of Psalm 119. They explain Scripture as guidance for searching out the heavenly cornerstone, not as another luminous material in the work. The author joins delight in testimony with turning one’s feet towards it, so the light directs conduct as well as recognition. English “lamp” and “light” preserve the two related images. The preceding comparison of one and two is explicitly explained as God’s Word and the Old and New Testaments; it is not a reason to search for an unnamed pair of physical lamps.