Psalm 97:10

New International Reader's Version

Let those who love the Lord hate evil. He guards the lives of those who are faithful to him. He saves them from the power of sinful people.

Cross References

Psalm 101:3

I won’t look at anything that is evil and call it good. I hate the acts of people who aren’t faithful to you. I won’t have anything to do with those things.

Psalm 119:104

I gain understanding from your rules. So I hate every path that sinners take.

Psalm 119:163

I hate lies with a deep hatred. But I love your law.

Psalm 121:7

The Lord will keep you from every kind of harm. He will watch over your life.

Psalm 125:3

Evil people will not always rule the land the Lord gave to those who do right. If they did, those who do right might do what is evil.

Psalm 145:20

The Lord watches over all those who love him. But he will destroy all sinful people.

Psalm 31:23

Love the Lord, all you who are faithful to him! The Lord keeps safe those who are faithful to him. But he completely pays back those who are proud.

Psalm 34:14

Turn away from evil, and do good. Look for peace, and go after it.

Psalm 36:4

Even as they lie in bed they make evil plans. They commit themselves to a sinful way of life. They never say no to what is wrong.

Psalm 91:14

The Lord says, “I will save the one who loves me. I will keep him safe, because he trusts in me.

Proverbs 2:8

He guards the path of those who are honest. He watches over the way of his faithful ones.

Proverbs 3:7

Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Have respect for the Lord and avoid evil.

Proverbs 8:13

To have respect for the Lord is to hate evil. I hate pride and bragging. I hate evil ways and twisted words.

Isaiah 45:17

But the Lord will save Israel. He will save them forever. They will never be put to shame or dishonored. That will be true for all time to come.

Jeremiah 15:21

“I will save you from the hands of evil people. I will set you free from those who treat you badly.”

Daniel 3:28

Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “May the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be praised! He has sent his angel and saved his servants. They trusted in him. They refused to obey my command. They were willing to give up their lives. They would rather die than serve or worship any god except their own God.

Daniel 6:22

My God sent his angel. And his angel shut the mouths of the lions. They haven’t hurt me at all. That’s because I haven’t done anything wrong in God’s sight. I’ve never done anything wrong to you either, Your Majesty.”

Daniel 6:27

He sets people free and saves them. He does miraculous signs and wonders. He does them in the heavens and on the earth. He has saved Daniel from the power of the lions.”

Amos 5:14

Look to what is good, not to what is evil. Then you will live. And the Lord God who rules over all will be with you, just as you say he is.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love good. Do what is fair in the courts. Perhaps the Lord God who rules over all will have mercy on you. After all, you are the only ones left in the family line of Joseph.

Romans 12:9

Love must be honest and true. Hate what is evil. Hold on to what is good.

Romans 7:15

I don’t understand what I do. I don’t do what I want to do. Instead, I do what I hate to do.

Romans 7:24

What a terrible failure I am! Who will save me from this sin that brings death to my body?

1 Corinthians 8:3

But whoever loves God is known by God.

2 Thessalonians 3:2

And pray that we will be saved from sinful and evil people. Not everyone is a believer.

James 1:12

Blessed is the person who keeps on going when times are hard. After they have come through hard times, this person will receive a crown. The crown is life itself. The Lord has promised it to those who love him.

James 2:5

My dear brothers and sisters, listen to me. Hasn’t God chosen those who are poor in the world’s eyes to be rich in faith? Hasn’t he chosen them to receive the kingdom? Hasn’t he promised it to those who love him?

1 Peter 1:5

Through faith you are kept safe by God’s power. Your salvation is going to be completed. It is ready to be shown to you in the last days.

1 Peter 1:8

Even though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not see him now, you believe in him. You are filled with a glorious joy that can’t be put into words.

1 John 4:19

We love because he loved us first.

1 John 5:18

We know that those who are children of God do not keep on sinning. The Son of God keeps them safe. The evil one can’t harm them.

Revelation 13:8

Many people who live on the earth will worship the beast. They are the ones whose names are not written in the Lamb’s book of life. The Lamb is the one whose death was planned before the world was created.