Light

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

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

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.

God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

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

No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings.

And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.

…olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”

…olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

…the lampstand for light with its accessories and lamps and oil for the light;

…the lampstand for light with its accessories and lamps and oil for the light;

…as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

…the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;

“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.

Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.”

“Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”

You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.

Early that morning, the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, collapsed at the doorway, and lay there until it was light.

Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, then surely no male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning light.”

When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.

Now then, get up early in the morning, along with your master’s servants who came with you, and go as soon as it is light.”

…is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’

Get two bulls for us. Let the prophets of Baal choose one bull for themselves, cut it into pieces, and place it on the wood but not light the fire. And I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood but not light the fire.

Get two bulls for us. Let the prophets of Baal choose one bull for themselves, cut it into pieces, and place it on the wood but not light the fire. And I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood but not light the fire.

Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”

Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”

Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.

But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.

You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.

For the Jews it was a time of light and gladness, of joy and honor.

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

Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,

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

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.

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

The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.

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

Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.

Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.

In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.

Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise?

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

He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.

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

If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.

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

He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’

…to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.

Light is withheld from the wicked, and their upraised arm is broken.

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

His snorting flashes with light, and his eyes are like the rays of dawn.

Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.

Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,

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

The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?

For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.

Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell.

For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.

…he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.

For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.

You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains filled with game.

He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night.

Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.

You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.

He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.

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

The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.

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.

For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

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

Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.

…before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,

Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.

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.

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

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.

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.

And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles.

For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.

For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.