"Jerusalem (Out Of Darkness Comes Light)" is a song by American reggae singer Matisyahu, produced by Jimmy Douglass & The Ill Factor, and first released in 2006 on his major label debut, Youth.
"The psalm is said to have been written during the Babylonian Exile by Jeremiah expressing the desire of the Israelites to return to Jerusalem.
Matisyahu used the chorus lyrics of Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder as the bridge in this single.
On 31 September 2006, Matisyahu released a music video for "Jerusalem (Out of Darkness Comes Light) ".
The video uses extensive imagery from the Holocaust and Eastern European Jewish History, and the Civil Rights Movement, as well as using pictures to create a central composite of the Western Wall.