The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 97:11

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Light is sown for the righteous (comp. Psalms 112:4, "Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness"). God sheds the rays of his grace on the path of the righteous man, enlightens his understanding, and illumines his spirit perpetually.

And gladness for the upright in heart. Together with "light," he sheds abroad "gladness," the irrepressible joy which comes from a sense of his favour and protection.

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