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Lightאוֹרis sownזָרֻעַfor the righteous,לַצַּדִּיקand for the uprightוּלְיִשְׁרֵיin heartלֵבjoy.שִׂמְחָה
Psalms 97:11
Study it in the app“Light is sown for the righteous, and for the upright in heart joy.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 97:11, word by word
- Lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- is sownזָרֻעַzarua
sow
To put seed in the ground.
Where else “zarua” appears- for the righteousצַּדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- and for the uprightיִשְׁרֵיyishre
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yishre” appears- in heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- joyשִׂמְחָהsimcha
joy
Joy, gladness, celebration.
Where else “simcha” appears
The context
10You who love YHWH, hate evil; he guards the souls of his faithful ones; from the hand of the wicked he delivers them.
11 · This verse (above)
12Be glad, you righteous, in YHWH, and give thanks to the remembrance of his holiness.