Psalm 97:10

The Passion Translation

Listen, you lovers of God! Hate evil, for God can keep you from wrong and protect you from the power of wickedness.

Cross References

Proverbs 8:13

Wisdom pours into you when you begin to hate every form of evil in your life, for that’s what worship and fearing God is all about. Then you will discover that your pompous pride and perverse speech are the very ways of wickedness that I hate!”

Romans 12:9

Let the inner movement of your heart always be to love one another, and never play the role of an actor wearing a mask. Despise evil and embrace everything that is good and virtuous.

Psalm 145:20

God, you watch carefully over all your devoted lovers like a bodyguard, but you will destroy the ungodly.

Psalm 34:14

Keep turning your back on every sin, and make “peace” your life motto. Practice being at peace with everyone.

Jeremiah 15:21

“I will save you from the power of the wicked and rescue you from the clutches of ruthless men.”

Daniel 3:28

King Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! For he sent his divine messenger to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They disobeyed my orders and laid their lives on the line rather than serve or worship any god but their own.

2 Thessalonians 3:2

And pray that God will rescue us from wicked and evil people, for not everyone believes the message.

Psalm 31:23

Listen to me, all you godly ones: Love the Lord with passion! The Lord protects and preserves all those who are loyal to him. But he pays back in full all those who reject him in their pride.

1 John 5:18

We are convinced that everyone fathered by God does not make sinning a way of life, because the Son of God protects the child of God, and the Evil One cannot touch him.

1 John 4:19

Our love for others is our grateful response to the love God first demonstrated to us.

1 Peter 1:5

Through our faith, the mighty power of God constantly guards us until our full salvation is ready to be revealed in the last time.

James 2:5

So listen carefully, my dear brothers and sisters, hasn’t God chosen the poor in the world’s eyes to be those who are rich in faith? And won’t they be the heirs of the kingdom-realm he promised to those who love him?

Daniel 6:27

He is a mighty savior and deliverer. He performs astonishing miracles in heaven and on earth, He alone has rescued Daniel from the claws of the lions.”

Revelation 13:8

Everyone on earth will worship the wild beast—those whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of the Life of the Lamb who was slain.

James 1:12

If your faith remains strong, even while surrounded by life’s difficulties, you will continue to experience the untold blessings of God! True happiness comes as you pass the test with faith, and receive the victorious crown of life promised to every lover of God!

1 Corinthians 8:3

But if a person passionately loves God, he will possess the knowledge of God.

Isaiah 45:17

But Yahweh saves Israel with everlasting salvation! You will not be put to shame nor disgraced for all eternity!

Proverbs 3:7

Don’t think for a moment that you know it all, for wisdom comes when you adore him with undivided devotion and avoid everything that’s wrong.

Psalm 125:3

The wicked will not always rule over the godly, provoking them to do what is evil.

Psalm 119:163

I despise every lie and hate every falsehood, for I am passionate about keeping your precepts.

Psalm 91:14

For here is what the Lord has spoken to me: “Because you loved me, delighted in me, and have been loyal to my name, I will greatly protect you.

1 Peter 1:8

You love him passionately although you have not seen him, but through believing in him you are saturated with an ecstatic joy, indescribably sublime and immersed in glory.

Romans 7:24

What an agonizing situation I am in! So who has the power to rescue this miserable man from the unwelcome intruder of sin and death?

Romans 7:15

I’m a mystery to myself, for I want to do what is right, but end up doing what my moral instincts condemn.

Daniel 6:22

“My God sent his angel, who sealed the mouths of the lions. I am unharmed and without a scratch. For I have been found innocent before my God and before you, too, O king. I have committed no wrong.”

Psalm 119:104

For your truth is the source of my understanding, not the falsehoods of those who don’t know you, which I despise.

Psalm 101:3

I refuse to gaze on that which is vulgar. I despise works of evil people and anything that moves my heart away from you. I will not let evil hold me in its grip.

Psalm 36:4

They lie awake at night to hatch their evil plots, always planning their schemes of darkness, and never once do they consider the evil of their ways.

Psalm 121:7

He will keep you from every form of evil or calamity as he continuously watches over you.