Psalms 97:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.
  • Job 22:28 : 28 Whatever you decide on a matter, it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.
  • Ps 112:4 : 4 In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.
  • Ps 126:5-6 : 5 Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest. 6 The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag of seed, will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain.
  • Ps 18:28 : 28 Indeed, you light my lamp, LORD. My God illuminates the darkness around me.
  • Isa 60:1-2 : 1 Zion’s Future Splendor“Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the LORD shines on you! 2 For, look, darkness covers the earth and deep darkness covers the nations, but the LORD shines on you; his splendor appears over you.
  • Gal 6:8 : 8 because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
  • Esth 8:16 : 16 For the Jews there was radiant happiness and joyous honor.
  • Jas 5:7-9 : 7 Patience in Suffering So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains. 8 You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s return is near. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates! 10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name. 11 Think of how we regard as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.
  • Rev 22:5 : 5 Night will be no more, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.
  • Isa 62:1 : 1 The Lord Takes Delight in Zion“For the sake of Zion I will not be silent; for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be quiet, until her vindication shines brightly and her deliverance burns like a torch.”
  • Mic 7:9 : 9 I must endure the LORD’s fury, for I have sinned against him. But then he will defend my cause, and accomplish justice on my behalf. He will lead me out into the light; I will witness his deliverance.
  • John 12:46 : 46 I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 32:11
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    11Rejoice in the LORD and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!

  • Ps 112:4
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    4In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.

  • Prov 13:9
    78%

    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

  • Ps 64:10
    78%

    10The godly will rejoice in the LORD and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.

  • Ps 97:12
    76%

    12You godly ones, rejoice in the LORD! Give thanks to his holy name.

  • Ps 33:1
    76%

    1You godly ones, shout for joy because of the LORD! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.

  • Ps 125:4
    75%

    4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, to the morally upright!

  • Ps 11:7
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    7Certainly the LORD is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.

  • Ps 97:10
    74%

    10You who love the LORD, hate evil! He protects the lives of his faithful followers; he delivers them from the power of the wicked.

  • Ps 94:15
    74%

    15For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.

  • Prov 11:10
    73%

    10When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.

  • Eccl 11:7
    73%

    7Life Should Be Enjoyed Because Death is Inevitable Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for a person to see the sun.

  • Prov 15:30
    73%

    30A bright look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the body.

  • Isa 3:10
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    10Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

  • Prov 29:6
    73%

    6In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 11:18
    73%

    18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

  • Job 22:19
    73%

    19The righteous see their destruction and rejoice; the innocent mock them scornfully, saying,

  • Ps 89:15
    72%

    15How blessed are the people who worship you! O LORD, they experience your favor.

  • Ps 107:42
    72%

    42When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.

  • Ps 68:3
    72%

    3But the godly are happy; they rejoice before God and are overcome with joy.

  • Prov 21:15
    72%

    15Doing justice brings joy to the righteous and terror to those who do evil.

  • Prov 11:30-31
    2 verses
    72%

    30The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

    31If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!

  • Prov 4:18
    72%

    18But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.

  • Ps 37:28-29
    2 verses
    72%

    28For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

    29The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently.

  • Prov 10:28-30
    3 verses
    72%

    28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.

    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

  • Prov 12:21
    72%

    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

  • Ps 58:11
    71%

    11Then observers will say,“Yes indeed, the godly are rewarded! Yes indeed, there is a God who judges in the earth!”

  • Prov 14:11
    71%

    11The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Ps 37:6
    71%

    6He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause.

  • Ps 140:13
    71%

    13Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence.

  • Ps 36:10
    71%

    10Extend your loyal love to your faithful followers, and vindicate the morally upright!

  • Ps 85:11-12
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    11Faithfulness grows from the ground, and deliverance looks down from the sky.

    12Yes, the LORD will bestow his good blessings, and our land will yield its crops.

  • Prov 11:20
    71%

    20The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

  • Ps 4:7
    71%

    7You make me happier than those who have abundant grain and wine.

  • Ps 126:5
    71%

    5Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.

  • Ps 19:8
    71%

    8The LORD’s precepts are fair and make one joyful. The LORD’s commands are pure and give insight for life.

  • Prov 11:6
    70%

    6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.

  • Ps 84:11
    70%

    11For the LORD God is our sovereign protector. The LORD bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

  • Prov 11:23
    70%

    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Ps 69:32
    70%

    32The oppressed look on– let them rejoice! You who seek God, may you be encouraged!

  • Prov 12:25
    70%

    25Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy.

  • Prov 13:6
    70%

    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

  • Ps 118:15
    70%

    15They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The LORD’s right hand conquers,

  • Ps 7:9
    70%

    9May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!