Psalm 97:11 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹¹ Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness 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

The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honour.

Job 11:17

And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

Job 22:28

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.

Psalm 112:4

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Psalm 18:28

For thou wilt light my lamp: The LORD my God will lighten my darkness.

Psalm 68:4

Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; His name is jah; and exult ye before him

Proverbs 4:18

But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

Isaiah 58:8

Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rearward.

Isaiah 62:1

For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burneth.

Micah 7:9

I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him; until he plead my cause, and execute judgement for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

John 12:46

I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.

Galatians 6:8

For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.

Revelation 21:23

And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb.

Revelation 22:5

And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.