KJV King James Version
Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
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Psalm 97:10
Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
WEB World English Bible
You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
ASV American Standard Version
O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Ye who love Jehovah, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, From the hand of the wicked he delivereth them.
Surrounding context — Psalm 97
7 Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all [ye] gods.
8 Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.
9 For thou, LORD, [art] high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
10 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
12 Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֹהֲבֵ֥יH157 · a.havto love: loverיְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDשִׂנְא֫וּH8130 · sa.neto hateרָ֥עH7451 · rabad: harmfulשֹׁ֭מֵרH8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyנַפְשׁ֣וֹתH5315 · ne.pheshsoulחֲסִידָ֑יוH2623 · cha.sidpiousמִיַּ֥דH3027 · yadhandרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםH7563 · ra.sahwickedיַצִּילֵֽם׃H5337 · na.tsalto rescue
Cross-references
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.Romans 12:9[Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.Jeremiah 15:21And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.Psalm 145:20The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.Psalm 34:14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.Daniel 3:28[Then] Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed [be] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.2 Thessalonians 3:2And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all [men] have not faith.Amos 5:15Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.Psalm 31:23O love the LORD, all ye his saints: [for] the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.Proverbs 2:8He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.1 John 5:18We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.Daniel 6:27He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.Psalm 37:39-40But the salvation of the righteous [is] of the LORD: [he is] their strength in the time of trouble.1 Peter 1:5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.Psalm 91:14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.Proverbs 3:7Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.Psalm 125:3For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.James 1:12Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
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