⁴ is like the light of morning at sunrise,
    like a morning without clouds,
like the gleaming of the sun
    on new grass after rain.’

³¹ “Lord, may all your enemies die like Sisera!
    But may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!”

⁶ May the king’s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass,
    like the showers that water the earth.

⁵ I sent my prophets to cut you to pieces—
    to slaughter you with my words,
    with judgments as inescapable as light.

³⁶ His dynasty will go on forever;
    his kingdom will endure as the sun.

⁷⁸ Because of God’s tender mercy,
    the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,^[a]
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    and to guide us to the path of peace.”