He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
Parallel translations
- WEB he will make your righteousness go out as the light, and your justice as the noon day sun.
- KJV And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
- NKJV He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday.
- NASB He will bring out your righteousness as the light, And your judgment as the noonday.
- NLT He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
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Quick answer
God will make the believer's righteousness shine clear as daylight and noonday sun. He will openly vindicate those who trust Him.
Overview
David promises that those who commit their way to God will be vindicated, their integrity made plain and bright even if now obscured by slander. God Himself will bring the truth to light. This assurance points to the final day when God reveals the hidden things and the righteous, justified in Christ, shine forth (Matthew 13:43).
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- Isa 54:17No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
- Job 11:17Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
- Isa 58:8Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
- Mic 7:8–9Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
- Matt 13:43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
- Isa 58:10and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
- Ps 31:20You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
- 1 Cor 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
- Mal 3:18So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
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