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Hope in Dark Times
Scholars agree that this verse is not a promise to avoid hardship. Instead, it's a powerful assurance that for the righteous, periods of darkness—like affliction or sorrow—are temporary. God promises that light, hope, and deliverance will eventually dawn, much like the sun rising after the darkest night.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 112:4
18th Century
Theologian
Unto the upright – The just; the pious; the man who fears God.
There arises light in the darkness – This is a new form of the …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 112:4
19th Century
Bishop
Arises ... —The Hebrew verb is commonly used for the sunrise. (Isaiah 58:8.) For the good man, the darkest night of tr…
John Calvin
On Psalms 112:4
16th Century
Theologian
Light ariseth: The Hebrew verb זרח, zarach, may be taken intransitively, as I have inserted it in the text, or transitively, as i…
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John Gill
On Psalms 112:4
17th Century
Pastor
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness Upright ones are sometimes in the darkness of affliction, under divi…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 112:1–10
17th Century
Minister
We have to praise the Lord that there are a people in the world who fear him and serve him, and that they are a happy people, which is owing entire…