Psalm 97:11

New International Version

Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.

Cross References

Esther 8:16

For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy, gladness and honor.

Job 11:17

Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning.

Job 22:28

What you decide on will be done, and light will shine on your ways.

Psalm 112:4

Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.

Psalm 18:28

You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.

Psalm 68:4

Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.

Proverbs 4:18

The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.

Isaiah 58:8

Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.

Isaiah 62:1

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet, till her vindication shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch.

Micah 7:9

Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the Lord’s wrath, until he pleads my case and upholds my cause. He will bring me out into the light; I will see his righteousness.

John 12:46

I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

Galatians 6:8

Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

Revelation 21:23

The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

Revelation 22:5

There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.