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Psalms 97:11

97:10 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

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Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

97:12 Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. at: or, to the memorial

What does Psalms 97:11 mean?

Psalms 97:11 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אוֹר (ʼôwr), זָרַע (zâraʻ), צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq).

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Lightאוֹרʼôwr/ore/H216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
is
sownזָרַעzâraʻ/zaw-rah'/H2232to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
for
the
righteous,צַדִּיקtsaddîyq/tsad-deek'/H6662just
and
gladnessשִׂמְחָהsimchâh/sim-khaw'/H8057blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
for
the
uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr/yaw-shawr'/H3477straight (literally or figuratively)
in
heart.לֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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Deuteronomy 32:4

He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

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What does Psalms 97:11 say?

Psalms 97:11 (King James Version) reads: "Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart."

Is Psalms 97:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 97:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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