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OET-LV It_rises in/on/at/with_darkness light[fn] for_the_upright [he_is]_gracious and_compassionate and_righteous.
112:4 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.
UHB זָ֘רַ֤ח בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ א֭וֹר לַיְשָׁרִ֑ים חַנּ֖וּן וְרַח֣וּם וְצַדִּֽיק׃ ‡
(zāraḩ baḩoshek ʼōr layəshāriym ḩannūn vəraḩūm vəʦaddiyq.)
Key: yellow:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Light shines in the darkness for the godly person;
⇔ he is gracious, merciful, and just.
UST For those who honor God, it is as if a light were shining on them in the darkness,
⇔ on those who are kind, merciful and righteous.
BSB Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—
⇔ for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
OEB To the upright arises light in the darkness;
⇔ full of favour and pity and kindness are they.
WEB Light dawns in the darkness for the upright,
⇔ gracious, merciful, and righteous.
NET In the darkness a light shines for the godly,
⇔ for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.
LSV Light has risen in darkness to the upright,
Gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
FBV Light shines in the darkness for those who live right, for those who are gracious, compassionate, and good.
T4T Godly/Righteous people are like lights [SIM] that shine in the darkness
⇔ on those who are kind, merciful and righteous.
LEB • His light rises in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious and compassionate and righteous.
BBE For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.
MOF Light dawns upon the good man,
⇔ the upright man so mild and merciful.
JPS Unto the upright He shineth as a light in the darkness, gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
ASV Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness:
⇔ He is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
DRA The Lord is high above all nations; and his glory above the heavens.
YLT Light hath risen in darkness to the upright, Gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
DBY Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness; he is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
RV Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
WBS To the upright there ariseth light in darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
KJB Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
(Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. )
BB There ariseth vp light in the darknes: vnto them that deale vprightly he is merciful, and louing, and righteous.
(There ariseth up light in the darknes: unto them that deale uprightly he is merciful, and louing, and righteous.)
GNV Vnto the righteous ariseth light in darkenes: he is merciful and full of copassion and righteous.
(Unto the righteous ariseth light in darkness: he is merciful and full of copassion and righteous. )
CB Vnto the godly there ariseth vp light in the darcknesse: he is merciful, louynge & rightuous.
(Unto the godly there ariseth up light in the darknessse: he is merciful, louynge and rightuous.)
WYC The Lord is hiy aboue alle folkis; and his glorie is aboue heuenes.
(The Lord is high above all folks/people; and his glory is above heavens.)
LUT Den Frommen gehet das Licht auf in der Finsternis von dem Gnädigen, Barmherzigen und Gerechten.
(Den Frommen gehet the light on in the darkness from to_him Gnädigen, Barmherzigen and Gerechten.)
CLV Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus, et super cælos gloria ejus.[fn]
(Excelsus super everyone gentes Master, and super cælos gloria his.)
112.4 Super cœlos. ID. Apostolos, per quos regnat in gentibus, et est; ideo ad laudes invito, quia super omnes est regnaturus.
112.4 Super cœlos. ID. Apostolos, per which regnat in gentibus, and est; ideo to laudes invito, because super everyone it_is regnaturus.
BRN The Lord is high above all the nations; his glory is above the heavens.
BrLXX Ὑψηλὸς ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ὁ Κύριος, ἐπὶ τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ἡ δόξα αὐτοῦ.
(Hupsaʸlos epi panta ta ethnaʸ ho Kurios, epi tous ouranous haʸ doxa autou. )
Ps 112 This psalm reiterates the themes of wisdom and the fear of the Lord (Ps 111). The wise have reason to be happy (112:1-5) and vigorous (112:6-10).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
Light shines in the darkness for the godly person
(Some words not found in UHB: dawns in/on/at/with,darkness light for_the,upright gracious and,compassionate and,righteous )
The writer speaks of God blessing the godly person in difficult times as if it were a light shining in darkness. Alternate translation: “The blessings that a godly person receives from God are like a light that shines in the darkness”