Esther 8:16
For [at this time] the Jews had light [a dawn of new hope] and gladness and joy and honor.
Psalm 97:11
Light is sown [like seed] for the righteous and illuminates their path,
And [irrepressible] joy [is spread] for the upright in heart [who delight in His favor and protection].
Esther 4:1-3
Now when Mordecai learned of everything that had been done, he tore his clothes [in mourning], and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the center of the city and cried out loudly and bitterly.
Esther 4:16
“Go, gather all the Jews that are present in Susa, and observe a fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids also will fast in the same way. Then I will go in to [see] the king [without being summoned], which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.”
Esther 9:17
This was done on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day they rested and made it a day of feasting and rejoicing.
Psalm 18:28
For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine;
The Lord my God illumines my darkness.
Psalm 30:5-11
For His anger is but for a moment,
Weeping may endure for a night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
Psalm 112:4
Light arises in the darkness for the upright;
He is gracious and compassionate and righteous (upright—in right standing with God).
Proverbs 4:18-19
But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day.
Proverbs 11:10
When it goes well for the righteous, the city rejoices,
And when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
Isaiah 30:29-30
You will have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept,
And joy of heart as when one marches [in procession] with a flute,
To go to the [temple on the] mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.
Isaiah 35:10
And the ransomed of the Lord will return
And come to Zion with shouts of jubilation,
And everlasting joy will be upon their heads;
They will find joy and gladness,
And sorrow and sighing will flee away.
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Jews
For His anger is but for a moment,
Weeping may endure for a night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
Had light
For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine;
The Lord my God illumines my darkness.
Light is sown [like seed] for the righteous and illuminates their path,
And [irrepressible] joy [is spread] for the upright in heart [who delight in His favor and protection].
But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day.
When it goes well for the righteous, the city rejoices,
And when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
You will have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept,
And joy of heart as when one marches [in procession] with a flute,
To go to the [temple on the] mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.
And the ransomed of the Lord will return
And come to Zion with shouts of jubilation,
And everlasting joy will be upon their heads;
They will find joy and gladness,
And sorrow and sighing will flee away.