Tuesday, July 31, 2012

JOY Psalm 97:11-12

Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.

Light shines 
Job 22:28  "What you decide on will be done, and light will shine on your ways."

on the righteous 
Psalm 11:5  The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.

and joy on the upright in heart 
Psalm 7:10  My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.

Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous 
Job 22:19-20  "The righteous see their (the wicked's) ruin and rejoice; the innocent mock them, saying, 'Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire devours their wealth.' "
Psalm 104:34  May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.
Isaiah 41:16  "You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up, and a gale will blow them away. But you will rejoice in the LORD and glory in the Holy One of Israel."
Philippians 4:4  Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

and praise his holy name 
Exodus 3:15  God also said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob--has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation."
Psalm 99:3  Let them praise your great and awesome name--he is holy.

(parentheses are mine)

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