11 (A)Light is sown like seed for the righteous,
And (B)gladness for the upright in heart.

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11 Light shines[a](A) on the righteous(B)
    and joy on the upright in heart.(C)

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  1. Psalm 97:11 One Hebrew manuscript and ancient versions (see also 112:4); most Hebrew manuscripts Light is sown

Then your (A)light will break out like the dawn,
And your (B)recovery will spring up quickly;
And your (C)righteousness will go before you;
The glory of the (D)Lord will be your rear guard.

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Then your light will break forth like the dawn,(A)
    and your healing(B) will quickly appear;
then your righteousness[a](C) will go before you,
    and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.(D)

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  1. Isaiah 58:8 Or your righteous One

10 And if you (A)offer yourself to the hungry
And satisfy the [a]need of the afflicted,
Then your (B)light will rise in darkness,
And your gloom will become like midday.

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  1. Isaiah 58:10 Or soul

10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,(A)
then your light(B) will rise in the darkness,
    and your night will become like the noonday.(C)

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I will endure the rage of the Lord
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He (A)pleads my case and executes justice for me.
He will bring me out to the (B)light,
And I will look at His [a](C)righteousness.

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  1. Micah 7:9 I.e., right dealing

Because I have sinned against him,
    I will bear the Lord’s wrath,(A)
until he pleads my case(B)
    and upholds my cause.
He will bring me out into the light;(C)
    I will see his righteousness.(D)

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