(A)Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness;
He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

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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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17 And your life (A)would be brighter than noonday.
Though you were dark, you would be like the morning.

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17 Life will be brighter than noonday,(A)
    and darkness will become like morning.(B)

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Character of the New Man

12 Therefore, (A)as the elect of God, holy and beloved, (B)put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13 (C)bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.

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12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves(A) with compassion, kindness, humility,(B) gentleness and patience.(C) 13 Bear with each other(D) and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.(E)

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11 (A)Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in heart.

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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

10 If you extend your soul to the hungry
And satisfy the afflicted soul,
Then your light shall dawn in the darkness,
And your [a]darkness shall be as the noonday.

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  1. Isaiah 58:10 Or gloom

10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,(A)
then your light(B) will rise in the darkness,
    and your night will become like the noonday.(C)

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Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.

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Dear children,(A) do not let anyone lead you astray.(B) The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.(C)

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29 (A)If you know that He is righteous, you know that (B)everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.

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29 If you know that he is righteous,(A) you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.(B)

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32 And (A)be kind to one another, tenderhearted, (B)forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Walk in Love

Therefore(C) be imitators of God as dear (D)children. And (E)walk in love, (F)as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God (G)for a sweet-smelling aroma.

32 Be kind and compassionate to one another,(A) forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.(B) Follow God’s example,(C) therefore, as dearly loved children(D) and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us(E) and gave himself up for us(F) as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.(G)

36 (A)Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

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36 Be merciful,(A) just as your Father(B) is merciful.

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But to you who (A)fear My name
The (B)Sun of Righteousness shall arise
With healing in His wings;
And you shall go out
And grow fat like stall-fed calves.

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But for you who revere my name,(A) the sun of righteousness(B) will rise with healing(C) in its rays. And you will go out and frolic(D) like well-fed calves.

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Joy in Forgiveness of Israel’s Sins

106 Praise[a] the Lord!

(A)Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 106:1 Heb. Hallelujah

Psalm 106(A)

Praise the Lord.[a](B)

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;(C)
    his love endures forever.(D)

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  1. Psalm 106:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 48

Trained by Saving Grace

11 For (A)the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,

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11 For the grace(A) of God has appeared(B) that offers salvation to all people.(C) 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions,(D) and to live self-controlled,(E) upright and godly lives(F) in this present age,

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(for (A)the fruit of the [a]Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),

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  1. Ephesians 5:9 NU light

(for the fruit(A) of the light consists in all goodness,(B) righteousness and truth)

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