But the pathof the righteousis like the lightof dawn,That shinesbrighterand brighteruntilthe fullday.
Is as the lightof the morning[when] the sunrises,A morningwithoutclouds,[When] the tendergrass[springs] out of the earth,Throughsunshineafterrain.'
"Your lifewould be brighterthannoonday;Darknesswould be like the morning.
"Nevertheless the righteouswill holdto his way,And he who has cleanhandswill growstrongerand stronger.
"But He knowsthe wayI take;[When] He has triedme, I shall comeforthas gold.
They gofrom strengthto strength,[Every one of them] appearsbeforeGodin Zion.
Lightis sown[like seed] for the righteousAnd gladnessfor the uprightin heart.
The lightof the righteousrejoices,But the lampof the wickedgoesout.
The pathof life[leads] upwardfor the wiseThat he may keepawayfrom Sheolbelow.
Soyou will walkin the wayof goodmenAnd keepto the pathsof the righteous.
Thenyou will discernrighteousnessand justiceAnd equity[and] everygoodcourse.
The wayof the righteousis smooth;O UprightOne,makethe pathof the righteouslevel.
"Those who haveinsightwill shinebrightlylike the brightnessof the expanseof heaven,and those who leadthe manyto righteousness,like the starsforeverand ever.
"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."
"You are the lightof the world.A cityseton a hillcannotbe hidden;
"Let your lightshinebeforemenin such a waythat they may seeyour goodworks,and glorifyyour Fatherwho is in heaven.
sothat you may be sonsof your Fatherwhois in heaven;for He causesHis sunto riseon [the] eviland [the] good,and sends rainon [the] righteousand [the] unrighteous.
ThenJesusagainspoketo them, saying,"I amthe Lightof the world;he who followsMe will not walkin the darkness,but will havethe Lightof life."
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.
sothat you will proveyourselves to be blamelessand innocent,childrenof Godabove reproachin the midstof a crookedand perversegeneration,amongwhomyou appearas lightsin the world,
[So] we havethe propheticword[made] more sure,to whichyou dowellto pay attentionas to a lampshiningin a darkplace,untilthe daydawnsand the morning stararisesin your hearts.
but growin the graceand knowledgeof our Lordand SaviorJesusChrist.To Him [be] the glory,bothnowand to the dayof eternity.Amen.
And the cityhasnoneedof the sunorof the moonto shineon it, for the gloryof Godhas illuminedit, and its lamp[is] the Lamb.
And there will nolongerbe [any] night;and they will not haveneedof the lightof a lampnorthe lightof the sun,becausethe LordGodwill illuminethem; and they will reignforeverand ever.
"Thuslet allYour enemiesperish,O LORD;But let those who loveHim be like the risingof the sunin its might."And the landwas undisturbedfor fortyyears.
