Darkness

Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

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

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

…to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.

When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.”

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.”

So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days.

…so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.

And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.

The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.

And when you heard the voice out of the darkness while the mountain was blazing with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me,

…and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.

So your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.

He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.

For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.

If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above disregard it; may no light shine upon it.

May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.

If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months.

They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.

…before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom,

…to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”

…to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”

Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.

He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.

They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.

He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.

He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.

He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.

They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.

If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,

He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world.

He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.

Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.

Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?

Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.

Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.

For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!

For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!

He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.

Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.

…when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,

But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.

There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.

Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.

…when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket,

Where is the way to the home of light? Do you know where darkness resides,

He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.

For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.

But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.

They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?

You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.

…nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon.

Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.

You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.

He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words.

Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

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

…even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.

…even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.

For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.

…from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness,

Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.

And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:

The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.

Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.

So if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.

In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.

Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness.

Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness.

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

Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”

On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.

…to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.

I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.

I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.

I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.

I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.

“Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.

…to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.

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.

…and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.

Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.

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.

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.

They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’

You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?

Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.

Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.

“Therefore their path will become slick; they will be driven away into the darkness and fall into it. For I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.