Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!
O Lord, they walk in the light of Your countenance.

King James Version

Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

Holman Bible

Happy are the people who know the joyful shout;
Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your presence.

International Standard Version

How happy are the people who can worship joyfully! LORD, they walk in the light of your presence.

A Conservative Version

Blessed is the people who know the joyful sound. They walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

American Standard Version

Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.

Amplified


Blessed and happy are the people who know the joyful sound [of the trumpet’s blast]!
They walk, O Lord, in the light and favor of Your countenance!

Bible in Basic English

Happy are the people who have knowledge of the holy cry: the light of your face, O Lord, will be shining on their way.

Darby Translation

Blessed is the people that know the shout of joy: they walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.

Julia Smith Translation

Happy the people knowing the shout of joy: O Jehovah, they shall go in the light of thy face.

King James 2000

Blessed are the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of your countenance.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Blessed [are] the people who know [the] joyful shout; O Yahweh, they walk about in the light of your countenance.

Modern King James verseion

Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound; they shall walk, O Jehovah, in the light of Your face.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Blessed is the people, O LORD, that can rejoice in thee; they shall walk in the light of thy countenance.

NET Bible

How blessed are the people who worship you! O Lord, they experience your favor.

New Heart English Bible

Blessed are the people who know the joyful shout. They walk in the light of your presence, LORD.

The Emphasized Bible

How happy are the people who know the joyful sound! O Yahweh! in the light of thy countenance, shall they firmly march along;

Webster

Blessed are the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

World English Bible

Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh.

Youngs Literal Translation

O the happiness of the people knowing the shout, O Jehovah, in the light of Thy face they walk habitually.

References

American

Images Psalm 89:15

Context Readings

Perplexity About God's Promises

14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Lovingkindness and truth go before You.
15 How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!
O Lord, they walk in the light of Your countenance.
16 In Your name they rejoice all the day,
And by Your righteousness they are exalted.

Cross References

Numbers 10:10

Also in the day of your gladness and in your appointed feasts, and on the first days of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be as a reminder of you before your God. I am the Lord your God.”

Psalm 4:6

Many are saying, “Who will show us any good?”
Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O Lord!

Psalm 44:3

For by their own sword they did not possess the land,
And their own arm did not save them,
But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence,
For You favored them.

Leviticus 25:9

You shall then sound a ram’s horn abroad on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the day of atonement you shall sound a horn all through your land.

Numbers 6:26

The Lord lift up His countenance on you,
And give you peace.’

Numbers 23:21

He has not observed misfortune in Jacob;
Nor has He seen trouble in Israel;
The Lord his God is with him,
And the shout of a king is among them.

Job 29:3

When His lamp shone over my head,
And by His light I walked through darkness;

Psalm 90:6

In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew;
Toward evening it fades and withers away.

Psalm 98:4-6

Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;
Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises.

Psalm 100:1

A Psalm for Thanksgiving.
Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.

Proverbs 16:15

In the light of a king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.

Isaiah 2:5

Come, house of Jacob, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.

Isaiah 52:7-8

How lovely on the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who announces peace
And brings good news of happiness,
Who announces salvation,
And says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”

Nahum 1:15

Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news,
Who announces peace!
Celebrate your feasts, O Judah;
Pay your vows.
For never again will the wicked one pass through you;
He is cut off completely.

Luke 2:10-14

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;

John 14:21-23

He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him.”

Acts 2:28

You have made known to me the ways of life;
You will make me full of gladness with Your presence.’

Romans 10:15

How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!”

Romans 10:18

But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? Indeed they have;
Their voice has gone out into all the earth,
And their words to the ends of the world.”

Revelation 21:23

And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

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