The light of the righteous shines brightly,
    but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.(A)

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The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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18 The path of the righteous(A) is like the morning sun,(B)
    shining ever brighter till the full light of day.(C)

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18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

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20 for the evildoer has no future hope,
    and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.(A)

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20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

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20 If someone curses their father or mother,(A)
    their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.(B)

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20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

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Even in darkness light dawns(A) for the upright,
    for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.(B)

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Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

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The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’(A)

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And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

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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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Footnotes

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

11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

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“The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;(A)
    the flame of his fire stops burning.(B)
The light in his tent(C) becomes dark;(D)
    the lamp beside him goes out.(E)

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Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

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10 Who among you fears(A) the Lord
    and obeys(B) the word of his servant?(C)
Let the one who walks in the dark,
    who has no light,(D)
trust(E) in the name of the Lord
    and rely on their God.
11 But now, all you who light fires
    and provide yourselves with flaming torches,(F)
go, walk in the light of your fires(G)
    and of the torches you have set ablaze.
This is what you shall receive from my hand:(H)
    You will lie down in torment.(I)

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10 Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.

11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.

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when his lamp shone on my head
    and by his light I walked through darkness!(A)

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When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

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17 “Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out?(A)
    How often does calamity(B) come upon them,
    the fate God allots in his anger?(C)

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17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

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36 I will give one tribe(A) to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp(B) before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name.

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36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

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13 “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’(A)

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13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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