"For behold,darknesswill coverthe earthAnd deepdarknessthe peoples;But the LORDwill riseupon you And His glorywill appearupon you.
For He rescuedus from the domainof darkness,and transferredus to the kingdomof His belovedSon,
But you are A CHOSENRACE,A royalPRIESTHOOD,A HOLYNATION,A PEOPLEFOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION,sothat you may proclaimthe excellenciesof Him who has calledyou out of darknessinto His marvelouslight;
to opentheir eyesso that they may turnfrom darknessto lightand from the dominionof Satanto God,that they may receiveforgivenessof sinsand an inheritanceamongthosewho have been sanctifiedby faithin Me.'
"But for you who fearMy name,the sunof righteousnesswill risewith healingin its wings;and you will goforthand skipaboutlike calvesfrom the stall.
But we all,with unveiledface,beholding as in a mirrorthe gloryof the Lord,are being transformedinto the sameimagefrom gloryto glory,justas from the Lord,the Spirit.
"For while I was passing throughand examiningthe objects of your worship,I alsofoundan altarwith thisinscription,'TO AN UNKNOWNGOD.'Thereforewhatyou worshipin ignorance,thisI proclaimto you.
"In the generationsgoneby He permittedallthe nationsto gotheir own ways;
and you have not come to knowHim, but I knowHim; and ifI saythat I do not knowHim, I will be a liarlikeyou, but I do knowHim and keepHis word.
No onehas seenGodat any time;the only begottenGodwho is in the bosomof the Father,He has explained[Him].
And the Wordbecameflesh,and dweltamongus, and we sawHis glory,gloryas of the only begottenfrom the Father,fullof graceand truth.
Then the gloryof the LORDwentup from the cherubto the thresholdof the temple,and the templewas filledwith the cloudand the courtwas filledwith the brightnessof the gloryof the LORD.
Thus Korahassembledallthe congregationagainstthem at the doorwayof the tentof meeting.And the gloryof the LORDappearedto allthe congregation.
Mosesand Aaronwentinto the tentof meeting.When they cameout and blessedthe people,the gloryof the LORDappearedto allthe people.
In the beginningwas the Word,and the Wordwas with God,and the Wordwas God.
"You blind men,whichis more important,the offering,orthe altarthat sanctifiesthe offering?
"Let them alone;they are blindguidesof the blind.And ifa blind manguidesa blind man,bothwill fallinto a pit."
Givegloryto the LORDyour God,BeforeHe bringsdarknessAnd beforeyour feetstumbleOn the duskymountains,And while you are hopingfor lightHe makesit into deepdarkness,[And] turns[it] into gloom.
Oh, giveear,Shepherdof Israel,You who leadJosephlike a flock;You who are enthroned[above] the cherubim,shineforth!
so that the priestscouldnot standto ministerbecauseof the cloud,for the gloryof the LORDfilledthe houseof the LORD.
"You blindguides,who strainout a gnatand swallowa camel!
For the LORDhas builtup Zion;He has appearedin His glory.
Come,houseof Jacob,and let us walkin the lightof the LORD.
then the LORDwill createoverthe wholeareaof MountZionand overher assembliesa cloudby day,even smoke,and the brightnessof a flamingfireby night;for overallthe glorywill be a canopy.
And if you giveyourselfto the hungryAnd satisfythe desireof the afflicted,Then your lightwill risein darknessAnd your gloom[will become] like midday.
That you may nurseand be satisfiedwith her comfortingbreasts,That you may suckand be delightedwith her bountifulbosom."
Then they will lookto the earth,and behold,distressand darkness,the gloomof anguish;and [they will be] drivenawayinto darkness.
"Thenyour lightwill breakout like the dawn,And your recoverywill speedilyspringforth;And your righteousnesswill gobeforeyou; The gloryof the LORDwill be your rearguard.
For Zion'ssakeI will not keepsilent,And for Jerusalem'ssakeI will not keepquiet,Untilher righteousnessgoesforthlike brightness,And her salvationlike a torchthat is burning.
