Psalms

Psalm 97:11

11Light shinesa on the righteous,

gladness on the upright in heart.

Footnotes

  • a 97:11 One Hebrew manuscript, LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts Light is sown

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Lightא֭וֹר’ō·wrNoun - common singularH216 light
shinesזָרֻ֣עַzā·ru·a‘Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH2232 sow, scatter seed
on the righteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקlaṣ·ṣad·dîqPreposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH6662 just, righteous
gladnessשִׂמְחָֽה׃śim·ḥāhNoun - feminine singularH8057 joy, gladness, mirth
on the uprightוּֽלְיִשְׁרֵי־ū·lə·yiš·rê-Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural constructH3477 straight, right
in heartלֵ֥בlêḇNoun - masculine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

Cross-references

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John 12:46 · James 5:7–11 · Proverbs 4:18 · Isaiah 60:1–2 · Job 22:28 · Psalm 112:4 · Psalm 126:5–6 · Micah 7:9 · Revelation 21:23 · Psalm 18:28 · Esther 8:16 · Galatians 6:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.