He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday.
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.
- BSB He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
- 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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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 that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of Yahweh’s servants, and their righteousness is of me,” says Yahweh.
- Job 11:17Life shall be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it shall be as the morning.
- Isa 58:8Then your light will break out as the morning, and your healing will appear quickly; then your righteousness shall go before you; and Yahweh’s glory will be your rear guard.
- Mic 7:8–9Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, Yahweh will be a light to me.
- Matt 13:43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
- Isa 58:10and if you pour out your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then your light will rise in darkness, and your obscurity will be as the noonday;
- Ps 31:20In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.
- 1 Cor 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.
- Mal 3:18Then you shall return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God and him who doesn’t serve him.
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