2 Samuel 23:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

is like the light of morning when the sun comes up, a morning in which there are no clouds. He is like the brightness after rain that produces grass from the earth.

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  • Judg 5:31 : 31 May all your enemies perish like this, O LORD! But may those who love you shine like the rising sun at its brightest!” And the land had rest for forty years.
  • Ps 72:6 : 6 He will descend like rain on the mown grass, like showers that drench the earth.
  • Ps 89:36 : 36 His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun,
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.
  • Hos 6:5 : 5 Therefore, I will certainly cut you into pieces at the hands of the prophets; I will certainly kill you in fulfillment of my oracles of judgment; for my judgment will come forth like the light of the dawn.
  • Mic 5:7 : 7 Those survivors from Jacob will live in the midst of many nations. They will be like the dew the LORD sends, like the rain on the grass, that does not hope for men to come or wait around for humans to arrive.
  • Mal 4:2 : 2 But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.
  • Luke 1:78-79 : 78 Because of our God’s tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high 79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
  • John 1:7 : 7 He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that everyone might believe through him.
  • Deut 32:2 : 2 My teaching will drop like the rain, my sayings will drip like the dew, as rain drops upon the grass, and showers upon new growth.
  • Isa 4:2 : 2 The Branch of the Lord At that time the crops given by the LORD will bring admiration and honor; the produce of the land will be a source of pride and delight to those who remain in Israel.
  • Isa 60:1 : 1 Zion’s Future Splendor“Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the LORD shines on you!
  • Isa 60:3 : 3 Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light.
  • Isa 60:18-20 : 18 Sounds of violence will no longer be heard in your land, or the sounds of destruction and devastation within your borders. You will name your walls,‘Deliverance,’ and your gates,‘Praise.’ 19 The sun will no longer supply light for you by day, nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you; the LORD will be your permanent source of light– the splendor of your God will shine upon you. 20 Your sun will no longer set; your moon will not disappear; the LORD will be your permanent source of light; your time of sorrow will be over.
  • Hos 6:3 : 3 So let us search for him! Let us seek to know the LORD! He will come to our rescue as certainly as the appearance of the dawn, as certainly as the winter rain comes, as certainly as the spring rain that waters the land.”
  • Ps 110:3 : 3 Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.

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  • Ps 72:6-7
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    78%

    6He will descend like rain on the mown grass, like showers that drench the earth.

    7During his days the godly will flourish; peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky.

  • 6He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause.

  • Hos 14:5-6
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    5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily, he will send down his roots like a cedar of Lebanon.

    6His young shoots will grow; his splendor will be like an olive tree, his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.

  • 17And life will be brighter than the noonday; though there be darkness, it will be like the morning.

  • 3The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God,

  • 4For this is what the LORD has told me:“I will wait and watch from my place, like scorching heat produced by the sunlight, like a cloud of mist in the heat of harvest.”

  • 4He will assume his post and shepherd the people by the LORD’s strength, by the sovereign authority of the LORD his God. They will live securely, for at that time he will be honored even in the distant regions of the earth.

  • Hos 6:3-4
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    3So let us search for him! Let us seek to know the LORD! He will come to our rescue as certainly as the appearance of the dawn, as certainly as the winter rain comes, as certainly as the spring rain that waters the land.”

    4Transitory Faithfulness and Imminent Judgment What am I going to do with you, O Ephraim? What am I going to do with you, O Judah? For your faithfulness is as fleeting as the morning mist; it disappears as quickly as dawn’s dew!

  • Ps 89:36-37
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    36His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun,

    37it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies.”(Selah)

  • 4In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.

  • 5“I, the LORD, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land.

  • 8Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the LORD’s splendor will be your rear guard.

  • 18But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.

  • 23He will water the seed you plant in the ground, and the ground will produce crops in abundance. At that time your cattle will graze in wide pastures.

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    3He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts.

  • 2My teaching will drop like the rain, my sayings will drip like the dew, as rain drops upon the grass, and showers upon new growth.

  • 4They will sprout up like a tree in the grass, like poplars beside channels of water.

  • 8They will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water. It has nothing to fear when the heat comes. Its leaves are always green. It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. It does not stop bearing fruit.

  • 5My dynasty is approved by God, for he has made a perpetual covenant with me, arranged in all its particulars and secured. He always delivers me, and brings all I desire to fruition.

  • 1The Restoration of the True People Ask the LORD for rain in the season of the late spring rains– the LORD who causes thunderstorms– and he will give everyone showers of rain and green growth in the field.

  • 16He is a well-watered plant in the sun, its shoots spread over its garden.

  • 2He sprouted up like a twig before God, like a root out of parched soil; he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention, no special appearance that we should want to follow him.

  • 2before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds disappear after the rain;

  • 4He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees.”

  • 15In the light of the king’s face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.

  • 2But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.

  • 21But now, the sun cannot be looked at– it is bright in the skies– after a wind passed and swept the clouds away.

  • 11Faithfulness grows from the ground, and deliverance looks down from the sky.

  • 16May there be an abundance of grain in the earth; on the tops of the mountains may it sway! May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon! May its crops be as abundant as the grass of the earth!

  • 5Like a bridegroom it emerges from its chamber; like a strong man it enjoys running its course.

  • Isa 32:1-2
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    1Justice and Wisdom Will Prevail Look, a king will promote fairness; officials will promote justice.

    2Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from a rainstorm; like streams of water in a dry region and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.

  • 7It will happen in one day(a day known to the LORD); not in the day or the night, but in the evening there will be light.

  • 3Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.

  • 3Can his armies be numbered? On whom does his light not rise?

  • 23I will fasten him like a peg into a solid place; he will bring honor and respect to his father’s family.

  • 26The light of the full moon will be like the sun’s glare and the sun’s glare will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, when the LORD binds up his people’s fractured bones and heals their severe wound.

  • 4His brightness will be as lightning; a two-pronged lightning bolt flashing from his hand. This is the outward display of his power.

  • 11For the LORD God is our sovereign protector. The LORD bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

  • 27to satisfy a devastated and desolate land, and to cause it to sprout with vegetation?

  • 7Life Should Be Enjoyed Because Death is Inevitable Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for a person to see the sun.

  • 3It is like the dew of Hermon, which flows down upon the hills of Zion. Indeed, that is where the LORD has decreed a blessing will be available– eternal life.

  • 13Deliverance goes before him, and prepares a pathway for him.

  • 23Citizens of Zion, rejoice! Be glad because of what the LORD your God has done! For he has given to you the early rains as vindication. He has sent to you the rains– both the early and the late rains as formerly.

  • 15In those days and at that time I will raise up for them a righteous descendant of David.“‘He will do what is just and right in the land.

  • 6They will be like a shrub in the arid rift valley. They will not experience good things even when they happen. It will be as though they were growing in the stony wastes in the wilderness, in a salt land where no one can live.