Psalm 97:8-12

The Lord Reigns

8 Zion hears and n is glad,
and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
because of your judgments, O Lord.
 9 For you, O Lord, are o most high over all the earth;
you are exalted far above p all gods.

10 O you who love the Lord, q hate evil!
He r preserves the lives of his s saints;
he t delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
 11 u Light v is sown 1 for the righteous,
and joy for the upright in heart.
 12 w Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
and x give thanks to his holy name!

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 48:11
    Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments!
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 83:18
    That they may know that you alone, whose name is the Lord, are the Most High over all the earth.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 95:3
    For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
  4. Cross References
    Proverbs 8:13
    The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
    Amos 5:15
    Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
    Romans 12:9
    Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.
    Psalms 34:14
    Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 31:23
    Love the Lord, all you his saints! The Lord preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.
    Psalms 37:28
    For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
    Psalms 121:4
    Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
    Psalms 145:20
    The Lord preserves all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
    Proverbs 2:8
    Guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 30:4
    Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.
  7. Cross References
    Daniel 3:28
    Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set aside the king's command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God.
    Daniel 6:27
    He delivers and rescues; he works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, he who has saved Daniel from the power of the lions.
    Acts 12:11
    When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 112:4
    Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
    Psalms 118:27
    The Lord is God, and he has made his light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar!
    Proverbs 4:18
    But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
  9. Cross References
    Proverbs 11:18
    The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
    Hosea 10:12
    Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
    James 3:18
    And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 32:11
    Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 30:4
    Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.
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