Psalms 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
In Context
12Be glad in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks to His holy name.
Cross References
Job 11:17And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
Psalms 18:28(18-29) For Thou dost light my lamp; the LORD my God doth lighten my darkness.
Psalms 112:4Unto the upright He shineth as a light in the darkness, gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against Him; until He plead my cause, and execute 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 →