2 Samuel 23:4 - Easy To Read Version that person will be
like the morning light at dawn;
like a morning without clouds;
like sunshine after a rain—
the rain that makes tender grass
grow from the ground.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, Even a morning without clouds; As the tender grass springing out of the earth By clear shining after rain. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He dawns on them like the morning light when the sun rises on a cloudless morning, when the tender grass springs out of the earth through clear shining after rain. American Standard Version (1901) He shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds, When the tender grass springeth out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain. Common English Bible is like the light of sunrise on a morning with no clouds, like the bright gleam after the rain that brings grass from the ground.” Catholic Public Domain Version like the first light of the morning as the sun is rising, when a morning without clouds glows red, and like plants springing forth from the earth after a rainfall. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, shineth in the morning without clouds; and as the grass springeth out of the earth by rain. |
Your people will volunteer\par when you gather your army together.\par They will wear their special clothes\par and meet together early in the morning,\par Those young men will be\par \{all around you\} like dew on the ground. {\cf2\super [574]} \par
Help the king be\par like rain falling on the fields,\par like showers falling on the land.\par
David’s family will continue forever.\par His kingdom will last as long as the sun.\par
Good people are like the early morning light. The sun rises and the day becomes brighter and happier.
The Lord said, “I will be in the place prepared for me. {\cf2\super [185]} I will quietly watch these things happen:
At that time, the Lord’s plant (Judah) will be very beautiful and great. The people still living in Israel will be very proud of the things the land grows.
“Jerusalem, my light, get up!\par Your Light (God) is coming!\par The Glory of the Lord {\cf2\super [451]} will shine on you.\par
The nations will come to your Light (God).\par Kings will come to your bright Light.\par
Let’s learn about the Lord.\par Let’s try very hard to know the Lord.\par We know he is coming,\par like we know the dawn is coming.\par The Lord will come to us like the rain,\par like the spring rain that waters the ground.”\par
I used the prophets,\par and made laws for the people.\par The people were killed at my command.\par But good things will come\par from those decisions. {\cf2\super [64]} \par
But the survivors {\cf2\super [66]} from Jacob\par scattered among the nations\par will be like dew from the Lord\par that doesn’t depend on any man.\par They will be like rain on the grass\par that doesn’t wait for anyone.\par
“But, for my followers, goodness will shine on you like the rising sun. And it will bring healing power like the sun’s rays. You will be free and happy, like calves freed from their stalls. {\cf2\super [21]}
John came to tell people about the Light (Christ). Through John all people could \{hear about the Light and\} believe.
My teachings will come like the rain, like a mist falling {to the ground}, like a gentle rain on the soft grass, like rain on the green plants.
May all your enemies die like this, Lord! And may all the people who love you be strong like the rising sun!