Psalms 97:11

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Psalms 97:9–12 · Berean Standard Bible

9 For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.

10 Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11 Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.

12 Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 18:28

For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.

Psalms 112:4

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

Esther 8:16

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

Job 22:28

Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.

Proverbs 4:18

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

Isaiah 60:1

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

Isaiah 60:2

For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.

Isaiah 62:1

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.

Micah 7:9

Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me 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 remain in darkness.

Revelation 21:23

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

Revelation 22:5

There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

Psalms 126:5

Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.

Psalms 126:6

He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.

Galatians 6:8

The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

James 5:7

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

James 5:8

You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

James 5:9

Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

James 5:10

Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

James 5:11

See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.