Psalms 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous man, and gladness for the upright in heart.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
In Context
12Be glad in LORD, ye righteous, and give thanks to the memory of his holiness.
Cross References
Job 11:17And [thy] life shall be clearer than the noonday. Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
Psalms 18:28For thou will light my lamp. LORD my God will lighten my darkness.
Psalms 112:4To the upright there arises light in the darkness. [He is] gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, that shines more and more to the perfect day.
Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for thy light has come, and the glory of LORD has risen upon thee.
Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation of LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case, and executes judgment for me. He will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 97:9-12
Zion Rejoicing in the Reign of Christ. 8 Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O Lord . 9 For thou, Lord , art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods. 10 Ye that love the Lord , hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. 12 Rejoice in the Lord , ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.… Read the whole commentary →