I have never been glad when my enemies suffered, or pleased when they met with disaster;

Don't let my enemies say, "We have defeated him." Don't let them gloat over my downfall.

I will sing to you, O LORD, because you have been good to me.

But when I was in trouble, they were all glad and gathered around to make fun of me; strangers beat me and kept striking me.

Like those who would mock a cripple, they glared at me with hate.

Don't let my enemies, those liars, gloat over my defeat. Don't let those who hate me for no reason smirk with delight over my sorrow.

You are righteous, O LORD, so declare me innocent; don't let my enemies gloat over me.

May those who gloat over my suffering be completely defeated and confused; may those who claim to be better than I am be covered with shame and disgrace.

Don't let my enemies gloat over my distress; don't let them boast about my downfall!

Don't be glad when your enemies meet disaster, and don't rejoice when they stumble.

The LORD will know if you are gloating, and he will not like it; and then maybe he won't punish them.

The LORD says, "People of Babylonia, you plundered my nation. You are happy and glad, going about like a cow threshing grain or like a neighing horse,

Laugh on, people of Edom and Uz; be glad while you can. Your disaster is coming too; you too will stagger naked in shame.

Zion has paid for her sin; the LORD will not keep us in exile any longer. But Edom, the LORD will punish you; he will expose your guilty acts.

"This is what the Sovereign LORD is saying: You clapped your hands and jumped for joy. You despised the land of Israel.

just as you rejoiced at the devastation of Israel, my own possession. The mountains of Seir, yes, all the land of Edom, will be desolate. Then everyone will know that I am the LORD."

You should not have gloated over the misfortune of your relatives in Judah. You should not have been glad on the day of their ruin. You should not have laughed at them in their distress.

I am telling you the truth: you will cry and weep, but the world will be glad; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into gladness.

The people of the earth will be happy because of the death of these two. They will celebrate and send presents to each other, because those two prophets brought much suffering upon the whole human race.

Then the two prophets heard a loud voice say to them from heaven, "Come up here!" As their enemies watched, they went up into heaven in a cloud.

The wicked borrow and never pay back, but good people are generous with their gifts.

Be merciful to me, LORD, and restore my health, and I will pay my enemies back.

You will help me, because I do what is right; you will keep me in your presence forever.

No matter how often honest people fall, they always get up again; but disaster destroys the wicked.

Some were living in gloom and darkness, prisoners suffering in chains,

They were worn out from hard work; they would fall down, and no one would help.

He brought them out of their gloom and darkness and broke their chains in pieces.

Light shines in the darkness for good people, for those who are merciful, kind, and just.

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. They lived in a land of shadows, but now light is shining on them.

I will say to the prisoners, 'Go free!' and to those who are in darkness, 'Come out to the light!' They will be like sheep that graze on the hills;

All of you that honor the LORD and obey the words of his servant, the path you walk may be dark indeed, but trust in the LORD, rely on your God.

The people who live in darkness will see a great light. On those who live in the dark land of death the light will shine."

Our God is merciful and tender. He will cause the bright dawn of salvation to rise on us

and to shine from heaven on all those who live in the dark shadow of death, to guide our steps into the path of peace."

The LORD is my light and my salvation; I will fear no one. The LORD protects me from all danger; I will never be afraid.

The LORD is our protector and glorious king, blessing us with kindness and honor. He does not refuse any good thing to those who do what is right.

Light shines on the righteous, and gladness on the good.

Light shines in the darkness for good people, for those who are merciful, kind, and just.

Now, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light which the LORD gives us!

Arise, Jerusalem, and shine like the sun; The glory of the LORD is shining on you!

Nations will be drawn to your light, And kings to the dawning of your new day.

But for you who obey me, my saving power will rise on you like the sun and bring healing like the sun's rays. You will be as free and happy as calves let out of a stall.

Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. "I am the light of the world," he said. "Whoever follows me will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness."

You are to open their eyes and turn them from the darkness to the light and from the power of Satan to God, so that through their faith in me they will have their sins forgiven and receive their place among God's chosen people.'

The God who said, "Out of darkness the light shall shine!" is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts, to bring us the knowledge of God's glory shining in the face of Christ.

The city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God shines on it, and the Lamb is its lamp.

There shall be no more night, and they will not need lamps or sunlight, because the Lord God will be their light, and they will rule as kings forever and ever.