"You will also decreea thing,and it will be establishedfor you; And lightwill shineon your ways.
"Your lifewould be brighterthannoonday;Darknesswould be like the morning.
When His lampshoneovermy head,[And] by His lightI walkedthrough darkness;
He has redeemedmy soulfrom goingto the pit,And my lifeshall seethe light.'
He will be like a tree[firmly] plantedby streamsof water,Whichyieldsits fruitin its seasonAnd its leafdoes not wither;And in whateverhe does,he prospers.
Lightarisesin the darknessfor the upright;[He is] graciousand compassionateand righteous.
May He grantyou your heart'sdesire And fulfillallyour counsel!
Let the favorof the Lordour Godbe upon us; And confirmfor us the workof our hands;Yes, confirmthe workof our hands.
Lightis sown[like seed] for the righteousAnd gladnessfor the uprightin heart.
But the pathof the righteousis like the lightof dawn,That shinesbrighterand brighteruntilthe fullday.
Your earswill heara wordbehindyou, "Thisis the way,walkin it," wheneveryou turnto the rightor to the left.
Whois therewho speaksand it comesto pass,Unlessthe Lordhas commanded[it]?
"But for you who fearMy name,the sunof righteousnesswill risewith healingin its wings;and you will goforthand skipaboutlike calvesfrom the stall.
"And all thingsyou askin prayer,believing,you will receive."
ThenJesusagainspoketo them, saying,"I amthe Lightof the world;he who followsMe will not walkin the darkness,but will havethe Lightof life."
Instead,[you ought] to say,"Ifthe Lordwills,we will liveand alsodothisorthat."
