Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning.
Psalm 112:4 - New International Version (Anglicised) Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Light arises in the darkness for the upright, gracious, compassionate, and just [who are in right standing with God]. American Standard Version (1901) Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: He is gracious, and merciful, and righteous. Common English Bible They shine in the dark for others who do right. They are merciful, compassionate, and righteous. Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory is high above the heavens. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord is high above all nations; and his glory above the heavens. |
Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning.
when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!
Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures for ever.
he will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.
Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honour.
Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let the one who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on their God.
and if you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.
I have come into the world as a light, so that no-one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)
If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.
This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.
Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.