Psalm 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Cross-reference
Psalm 18:28 says God lights my lamp and lightens my darkness — parallel to light sown for the righteous.
Psalm 112:4 says light dawns for the upright — nearly identical to light sown for the righteous here.
Psalm 126:5 echoes the sowing metaphor: tears sown yield joy, just as light is sown for the righteous here.
Psalm 126:6 expands the sowing-reaping image: weeping leads to joyful harvest, mirroring light sown for the upright.
Psalm 34:5 says those who look to God are radiant, paralleling the light sown for the righteous in Psalm 97:11.
Psalm 36:10 asks God to continue steadfast love and righteousness to the upright of heart, echoing the light and joy promised to them in Psalm 97:11.
In Psalm 64:10, the same 'upright in heart' rejoice — directly paralleling the joy promised to them in Psalm 97:11.
In Psalm 43:3, the psalmist prays for God's light to lead him — echoing the promise that light is sown for the righteous in Psalm 97:11.
Proverbs 4:18 describes the righteous path as growing light, paralleling the sown light and joy here.
Revelation 22:5 declares the Lord God as their light forever, the final fulfillment of the light sown for the righteous.
Revelation 21:23 shows the New Jerusalem lit by God's glory, the ultimate realization of light for God's people.
Micah 7:9 promises being brought out to the light after judgment, reflecting the light sown for the upright.
Isaiah 60:2 contrasts darkness over peoples with the LORD's light rising on His people, echoing this verse's light for the upright.
Esther 8:16 echoes this exact pairing of light and joy for God's people after deliverance from Haman.
2 Samuel 22:29 declares God as a lamp who lightens darkness, echoing the light sown for the righteous in Psalm 97:11.
John 8:12 reveals Jesus as the light of life — the embodiment of the light promised to the upright in Psalm 97:11.
Job 30:26 laments hoping for light but receiving darkness, contrasting with the promise of light sown for the righteous in Psalm 97:11.
Proverbs 13:9 echoes that the righteous have light that rejoices — reinforcing the promise of light sown for them in Psalm 97:11.
Isaiah 58:8 promises light breaking forth like dawn for the righteous — similar to the light sown for them in Psalm 97:11.
Micah 7:8 declares the Lord as a light in darkness — echoing the light sown for the righteous in Psalm 97:11.
In Colossians 1:12, the inheritance in light echoes the promise of light sown for the righteous.
Proverbs 29:6 similarly promises joy for the righteous — aligning with the joy sown for the upright in Psalm 97:11.