Psalm 97:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹¹ Light dawns for the righteous and joy for the upright in heart.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ Light is sown for the [uncompromisingly] righteous and strewn along their pathway, and joy for the upright in heart [the irrepressible joy which comes from consciousness of His favor and protection].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.

Common English Bible

¹¹ Light is planted like seed for the righteous person; joy too for those whose heart is right.

Psalm 97:11 Cross References

Esther 8:16

For the Jews there was light and gladness, joy and honor.

Job 11:17

And your life will be brighter than the noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.

Job 22:28

You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.

Psalm 112:4

They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright; they are gracious, merciful, and righteous.

Psalm 18:28

It is you who light my lamp; the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.

Psalm 68:4

Sing to God; sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds— his name is the Lord— be exultant before him.

Proverbs 4:18

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

Isaiah 58:8

Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up quickly; your vindicator shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.

Isaiah 62:1

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn and her salvation like a burning torch.

Micah 7:9

I must bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he takes my side and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall see his vindication.

John 12:46

I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness.

Galatians 6:8

If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh, but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

Revelation 21:23

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Revelation 22:5

And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.