There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
The 1611 reading
There be many that say, Who wil shew vs any good? LORD lift thou vp the light of thy countenance vpon vs.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 1:3
Complete exact-word concordance
There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
There be many that say, Who wil shew vs any good? LORD lift thou vp the light of thy countenance vpon vs.
For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkenesse.
1611 marginal noteOr, lampe.
THE Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
¶ The LORD is my light, and my saluation, whome shal I feare? the LORD is the strength of my life, of whō shall I be afraid?
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
For with thee is the fountaine of life: in thy light shall we see light.
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
And he shall bring forth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eies, it also is gone from me.
1611 marginal noteHeb. is not with me.
O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
O send out thy light & thy trueth; let them leade mee, let them bring mee vnto thy holy hill, and to thy Tabernacles.
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
For they got not the land in possession by their owne sword, neither did their owne arme saue them: but thy right hand, and thine arme, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a fauour vnto them.
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
Hee shall goe to the generation of his fathers, they shall neuer see light.
1611 marginal noteHeb. the soule shall goe.
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
For thou hast deliuered my soule from death: wilt not thou deliuer my feet from falling? that I may walke before God in the light of the liuing.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
2 · KJV context and cross-references