Is as the lightof the morning[when] the sunrises,A morningwithoutclouds,[When] the tendergrass[springs] out of the earth,Throughsunshineafterrain.'
Your peoplewill volunteerfreelyin the dayof Your power;In holyarray,from the wombof the dawn,Your youthare to You [as] the dew.
May he comedownlike rainupon the mowngrass, Like showersthat waterthe earth.
"His descendantsshall endureforeverAnd his throneas the sunbeforeMe.
But the pathof the righteousis like the lightof dawn,That shinesbrighterand brighteruntilthe fullday.
For thusthe LORDhas toldme, "I will lookfrom My dwellingplacequietlyLike dazzlingheatin the sunshine,Like a cloudof dewin the heatof harvest."
In that daythe Branchof the LORDwill be beautifuland glorious,and the fruitof the earth[will be] the prideand the adornmentof the survivorsof Israel.
"Arise,shine;for your lighthas come,And the gloryof the LORDhas risenupon you.
"Nationswill cometo your light,And kingsto the brightnessof your rising.
"So let us know,let us presson to knowthe LORD.His goingforthis as certainas the dawn;And He will cometo us like the rain,Like the springrainwateringthe earth."
ThereforeI have hewn[them] in piecesby the prophets;I have slainthem by the wordsof My mouth;And the judgmentson you are [like] the lightthat goesforth.
Then the remnantof JacobWill be amongmanypeoplesLike dewfrom the LORD,Like showerson vegetationWhichdo not waitfor manOr delayfor the sonsof men.
"But for you who fearMy name,the sunof righteousnesswill risewith healingin its wings;and you will goforthand skipaboutlike calvesfrom the stall.
He cameas a witness,to testifyaboutthe Light,sothat allmight believethroughhim.
"Let my teachingdropas the rain,My speechdistillas the dew,As the dropletson the freshgrassAnd as the showerson the herb.
"Thuslet allYour enemiesperish,O LORD;But let those who loveHim be like the risingof the sunin its might."And the landwas undisturbedfor fortyyears.
