God saw that the light was good. He separated the light from the darkness.

God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” There was evening and there was morning—the first day.

to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

Yes, you are my lamp, O Lord. The Lord turns my darkness to light.

As for that day, let it be darkness! May God above have no concern for it. May light not shine on it.

into the land of gloom, as dark as the shadow of death, into the land of chaos, where even light is darkness.

He uncovers deep mysteries that were hidden in darkness. He brings the shadow of death into the light.

They grope around in darkness, where there is no light. He causes them to wander aimlessly like drunks.

They turn night into day. In the face of darkness, they claim light is near.

In his tent, light becomes darkness when the lamp beside him goes out.

He is pushed away from the light into the darkness. He is chased out of the world.

He drew a circle around the surface of the waters. It marks the boundary of light and darkness.

when his lamp was shining over my head, and I walked through darkness toward his light,

But when I waited for good, evil came. When I hoped for light, darkness came.

How can someone get to the dwelling of light? Where is the place for darkness?

Yes, you light my lamp, O Lord. My God turns my darkness to light.

In darkness, light dawns for the upright. He is gracious and compassionate and righteous.

And if I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light will become night around me,”

then even the darkness will not be too dark for you. The night will be as light as the day. Darkness and light are the same to you.

I saw wisdom is better than stupidity, as light is better than darkness.

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil, who substitute darkness for light, and light for darkness, who substitute bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

In that day the roar against them will be like the roaring of the sea. If anyone looks at the land, he sees only darkness and distress. The light is darkened by clouds.

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light. For those living in the land of the shadow of death, the light has dawned.

I will lead the blind on a way they do not know. Along paths they do not know I will direct them. Ahead of them I will turn darkness into light and rough places into level ground. These are the things I will accomplish for them. I will not abandon them.

I am the one who forms light and creates darkness, the one who makes peace and creates disaster. I am the Lord, the one who does all these things.