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Micah 7:8
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Micah 7:8
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Penitence and Trust in God
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)
Footnotes
- 7.8 Heb enemy
Micah 7:8
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Micah 7:8
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Israel Will Rise
Micah 7:8
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Micah 7:8
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8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.
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John 8:12
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John 8:12
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Jesus the Light of the World
12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”(A)
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John 8:12
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John 8:12
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Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony
12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am(A) the light of the world.(B) Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”(C)
John 8:12
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John 8:12
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12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
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Isaiah 9:2
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Isaiah 9:2
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2 [a]The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who lived in a land of deep darkness—
on them light has shined.(A)
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- 9.2 9.1 in Heb
Isaiah 9:2
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Isaiah 9:2
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Isaiah 9:2
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Isaiah 9:2
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2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
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Psalm 112:4
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Psalm 112:4
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4 They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright;
they are gracious, merciful, and righteous.(A)
Psalm 112:4
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Psalm 112:4
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Psalm 112:4
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Psalm 112:4
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4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
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Psalm 27:1
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Psalm 27:1
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Psalm 27
Triumphant Song of Confidence
Of David.
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold[a] of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?(A)
Footnotes
- 27.1 Or refuge
Psalm 27:1
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Psalm 27:1
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Psalm 27
Of David.
Psalm 27:1
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Psalm 27:1
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27 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
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Psalm 107:10-15
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Psalm 107:10-15
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10 Some sat in darkness and in gloom,
prisoners in misery and in irons,(A)
11 for they had rebelled against the words of God
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.(B)
12 Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor;
they fell down, with no one to help.(C)
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress;(D)
14 he brought them out of darkness and gloom,
and broke their bonds apart.(E)
15 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to humankind.(F)
Psalm 107:10-15
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Psalm 107:10-15
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10 Some sat in darkness,(A) in utter darkness,
prisoners suffering(B) in iron chains,(C)
11 because they rebelled(D) against God’s commands
and despised(E) the plans(F) of the Most High.
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.(G)
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them(H) from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness,(I) the utter darkness,(J)
and broke away their chains.(K)
15 Let them give thanks(L) to the Lord for his unfailing love(M)
and his wonderful deeds(N) for mankind,
Psalm 107:10-15
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Psalm 107:10-15
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10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
13 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
15 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
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Obadiah 12
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Obadiah 12
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12 But you should not have gloated over[a] your brother
on the day of his misfortune;
you should not have rejoiced over the people of Judah
on the day of their ruin;
you should not have boasted
on the day of distress.(A)
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- 12 Heb on the day of
Obadiah 12
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Obadiah 12
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12 But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
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Psalm 38:16
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Psalm 38:16
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16 For I pray, “Only do not let them rejoice over me,
those who boast against me when my foot slips.”(A)
Psalm 38:16
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Psalm 38:16
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Psalm 38:16
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Psalm 38:16
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16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
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Revelation 22:5
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Revelation 22:5
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5 And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.(A)
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Revelation 22:5
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Revelation 22:5
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5 There will be no more night.(A) They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light.(B) And they will reign for ever and ever.(C)
Revelation 22:5
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Revelation 22:5
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5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
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