⁴ Even in darkness light dawns^(A) for the upright,
    for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.^(B)

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

¹¹ Light shines^[a](A) on the righteous^(B)
    and joy on the upright in heart.^(C)

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)