⁴ is like the light of morning,
    like the sun rising on a cloudless morning,
    gleaming from the rain on the grassy land.”^(A)

⁶ May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,
    like showers that water the earth.^(A)

⁵ Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
    I have killed them by the words of my mouth,
    and my^[a] judgment goes forth as the light.^(A)

³⁶ His line shall continue forever,
    and his throne endure before me like the sun.^(A)

⁷⁸ Because of the tender mercy of our God,
    the dawn from on high will break^[a] upon^[b] us,
⁷⁹ to shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    to guide our feet into the way of peace.”^(A)

⁷ Then the remnant of Jacob,
    surrounded by many peoples,
shall be like dew from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,
which do not depend upon people
    or wait for any mortal.^(A)

³ Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord;
    his appearing is as sure as the dawn;
he will come to us like the showers,
    like the spring rains that water the earth.”^(A)