¹⁷ And your life will be brighter than the noonday;
    its darkness will be like the morning.^(A)

⁶ He will make your vindication shine like the light
    and the justice of your cause like the noonday.^(A)

⁸ Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
    and your healing shall spring up quickly;
your vindicator^[a] shall go before you;
    the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.^(A)
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
    you shall cry for help, and he will say, “Here I am.”

⁸ Do not rejoice over me, my enemies;^[a]
    when I fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness,
    the Lord will be a light to me.^(A)
9 I must bear the indignation of the Lord
    because I have sinned against him,
until he takes my side
    and executes judgment for me.
He will bring me out to the light;
    I shall see his vindication.^(B)

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)

¹⁸ But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
    which shines brighter and brighter until full day.^(A)

⁴ They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright;
    they are gracious, merciful, and righteous.^(A)