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The Word for Friday, 29 May 2026

English Standard Version

The Lord my God lightens my darkness.

Psalm 18:28

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 1:5

Psalm 18 (English Standard Version)

25 With the merciful you show yourself merciful;
with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;
26 with the purified you show yourself pure;
and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
27 For you save a humble people,
but the haughty eyes you bring down.
28 For it is you who light my lamp;
the Lord my God lightens my darkness.
29 For by you I can run against a troop,
and by my God I can leap over a wall.
30 This God—his way is perfect;
the word of the Lord proves true;
he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
31 For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?—

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John 1 (English Standard Version)

2 He was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

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Lord, my God, you light up my darkness!

Psalm 18:28

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not extinguished it.

John 1:5

Psalm 18 (Free Bible Version)

25 You show trust to those who trust; you show integrity to those with integrity,
26 You show yourself pure to those who are pure, but you show yourself smart to those who are crafty.
27 You save the humble, but you bring down the proud.
28 You light my lamp! Lord, my God, you light up my darkness!
29 With you, I can charge down a troop of soldiers; with you, my God, I can climb a fortress wall.
30 God's way is absolutely right. What the Lord says is trustworthy. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.
31 For who is God except the Lord? Who is the rock, except our God?

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John 1 (Free Bible Version)

2 In the beginning he was with God.
3 Everything came into being through him; nothing came into being without him.
4 In him was life, the life that was the light of everyone.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not extinguished it.
6 God sent a man named John.
7 He came as a witness to explain about the light so that everyone might believe through him.
8 He himself was not the light, but he came to witness to the light.

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