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Lightאוֹרrisesזָרַחin the darknessבַּחֹשֶׁךְfor the upright;לַיְשָׁרִיםgraciousחַנּוּןand mercifulוְרַחוּםand righteous.וְצַדִּיק
Psalms 112:4
Study it in the app“Light rises in the darkness for the upright; gracious and merciful and righteous.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 112:4, word by word
- Lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- risesזָרַחzarach
rise, shine
Rise (of the sun); shine, dawn.
Where else “zarach” appears- in the darknessחֹשֶׁךְchoshech
gloom
Distress, ignorance or death.
Where else “choshech” appears- for the uprightיְשָׁרִיםyesharim
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yesharim” appears- graciousחַנּוּןchanun
gracious
Gracious, merciful: who shows favor to one in need. Said almost always of God.
Where else “chanun” appears- and mercifulרַחוּםrachum
merciful
Merciful: who feels tenderness and compassion. Said almost always of God.
Where else “rachum” appears- and righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears
Translation note
In Psalm 111:4 the words “gracious and merciful” are said of YHWH; here the Hebrew does not say of whom they are said: they can refer to YHWH or to the righteous man of the psalm (verse 6 calls him “righteous”).
The context
3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
4 · This verse (above)
5Good is the man who shows favor and lends; he conducts his affairs with justice.