Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. New Living Translation He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun. English Standard Version He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. Berean Standard Bible He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun. King James Bible And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. New King James Version He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday. New American Standard Bible He will bring out your righteousness as the light, And your judgment as the noonday. NASB 1995 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light And your judgment as the noonday. NASB 1977 And He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your judgment as the noonday. Legacy Standard Bible He will bring forth your righteousness as the light And your judgment as the noonday. Amplified Bible He will make your righteousness [your pursuit of right standing with God] like the light, And your judgment like [the shining of] the noonday [sun]. Christian Standard Bible making your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like the noonday. Holman Christian Standard Bible making your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like the noonday. American Standard Version And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy justice as the noonday. Contemporary English Version Then it will be as clear as the noonday sun that you were right. English Revised Version Add he shall make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. GOD'S WORD® Translation He will make your righteousness shine like a light, your just cause like the noonday sun. Good News Translation he will make your righteousness shine like the noonday sun. International Standard Version He will bring forth your righteousness as a light, and your justice as the noonday sun. Majority Standard Bible He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun. NET Bible He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause. New Heart English Bible And he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, and your justice as the noonday. Webster's Bible Translation And he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day. World English Bible he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd has brought out your righteousness as light, "" And your judgment as noon-day. Young's Literal Translation And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day. Smith's Literal Translation And he brought forth as the light thy justice, and thy judgment as the noon. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he will bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible And make your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like noonday. New Revised Standard Version He will make your vindication shine like the light, and the justice of your cause like the noonday. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he will bring forth your righteousness like a light and your judgments like the noon. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy right as the noonday. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do Not Envy Those who Do Wrong…5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it. 6He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun. 7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.… Cross References Isaiah 58:8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. Job 11:17 Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning. Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD. Isaiah 62:1-2 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch. / Nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow. Isaiah 42:6-7 “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, / to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house. Isaiah 60:1-3 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. / For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you. / Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Malachi 4:2 “But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall. Daniel 12:3 Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever. Isaiah 50:10 Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God. Matthew 13:43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Philippians 2:15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Treasury of Scripture And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday. he shall Psalm 31:20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. Micah 7:8,9 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… light Job 11:17 And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. Malachi 3:18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. Matthew 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Jump to Previous Cause Dawn Forth Judgment Justice Light Noon Noonday Noon-Day Right Righteousness Shine Shining Sun VindicationJump to Next Cause Dawn Forth Judgment Justice Light Noon Noonday Noon-Day Right Righteousness Shine Shining Sun VindicationPsalm 37 1. David persuades to patience and confidence in God, 12. by the different estate of the godly and the wicked He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn This phrase emphasizes the certainty and inevitability of God's vindication of the righteous. The imagery of the dawn suggests a new beginning and the dispelling of darkness, symbolizing the revelation of one's righteousness. In biblical context, dawn often represents hope and renewal (Lamentations 3:22-23). The assurance here is that God will make the righteousness of His people evident, just as the dawn is unmistakable. This can be connected to the promise of vindication found in Isaiah 58:8, where righteousness is described as breaking forth like the dawn. The dawn also signifies the coming of Christ, the "light of the world" (John 8:12), who brings truth and righteousness. your justice like the noonday sun Persons / Places / Events 1. DavidThe author of Psalm 37, King David, is writing to encourage believers to trust in the Lord and live righteously. 2. The Righteous Those who follow God's ways and trust in Him, as described in the psalm. 3. The Wicked Those who oppose God and live in sin, often contrasted with the righteous throughout Psalm 37. 4. The Lord The central figure who acts on behalf of the righteous, ensuring their righteousness and justice are revealed. 5. The Dawn and Noonday Sun Metaphors used to describe the clarity and visibility of the righteousness and justice that God will bring forth. Teaching Points Trust in God's TimingJust as the dawn and noonday sun follow a natural order, trust that God will reveal your righteousness in His perfect timing. Live Righteously Commit to living a life that reflects God's righteousness, knowing that He will make it evident to others. Seek Justice Actively pursue justice in your life and community, trusting that God will bring it to light. Be Patient in Trials Understand that vindication may not be immediate, but God promises to reveal the truth in due time. Reflect God's Light As God brings forth your righteousness, strive to be a reflection of His light in a dark world.(6) The light.--The image is from an Eastern dawn and the progress of the sun to its meridian glory. (Comp. Job 11:17; Isaiah 58:10.)Verse 6. - And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. If the prosperity of the wicked frets thee, because it seems to obscure thy righteousness, since while he appears to bask in the sunshine of God's favour, thy life is possibly overshadowed by clouds and darkness, be sure that, in the end, this seeming injustice will be remedied. God will not frown on thee always; one day he will turn on thee the light of his countenance, and make thy righteousness to shine forth like the sun in its noonday splendour. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He will bring forthוְהוֹצִ֣יא (wə·hō·w·ṣî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim your righteousness צִדְקֶ֑ךָ (ṣiḏ·qe·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity like the dawn, כָא֣וֹר (ḵā·’ō·wr) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary your justice וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטֶ֗ךָ (ū·miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style like the noonday sun. כַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ (kaṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6672: A light, double light, noon Links Psalm 37:6 NIVPsalm 37:6 NLT Psalm 37:6 ESV Psalm 37:6 NASB Psalm 37:6 KJV Psalm 37:6 BibleApps.com Psalm 37:6 Biblia Paralela Psalm 37:6 Chinese Bible Psalm 37:6 French Bible Psalm 37:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 37:6 He will make your righteousness go forth (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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