Isaiah 58:14
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14 Then the Lord will be your delight.
I will give you great honor
and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob.
I, the Lord, have spoken!”
Deuteronomy 32:13
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13 He let them ride over the highlands
and feast on the crops of the fields.
He nourished them with honey from the rock
and olive oil from the stony ground.
Job 22:26
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26 “Then you will take delight in the Almighty
and look up to God.
Isaiah 33:16
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16 these are the ones who will dwell on high.
The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress.
Food will be supplied to them,
and they will have water in abundance.
Habakkuk 3:18-19
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18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord!
I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength!
He makes me as surefooted as a deer,[a]
able to tread upon the heights.
(For the choir director: This prayer is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)
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- 3:19 Or He gives me the speed of a deer.
Isaiah 1:19-20
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19 If you will only obey me,
you will have plenty to eat.
20 But if you turn away and refuse to listen,
you will be devoured by the sword of your enemies.
I, the Lord, have spoken!”
Deuteronomy 33:29
New Living Translation
29 How blessed you are, O Israel!
Who else is like you, a people saved by the Lord?
He is your protecting shield
and your triumphant sword!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
and you will stomp on their backs!”
Isaiah 40:5
New Living Translation
5 Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.
The Lord has spoken!”[a]
Footnotes
- 40:3-5 Greek version reads He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, / “Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! / Clear a road for our God! / Fill in the valleys, / and level the mountains and hills. / And then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, / and all people will see the salvation sent from God. / The Lord has spoken!” Compare Matt 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4-6.
Psalm 37:4
New Living Translation
4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you your heart’s desires.
Psalm 36:8
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8 You feed them from the abundance of your own house,
letting them drink from your river of delights.
Philippians 4:4
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4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!
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Jeremiah 3:19
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19 “I thought to myself,
‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’
I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land—
the finest possession in the world.
I looked forward to your calling me ‘Father,’
and I wanted you never to turn from me.
1 Peter 1:8
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8 You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.
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Micah 4:4
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4 Everyone will live in peace and prosperity,
enjoying their own grapevines and fig trees,
for there will be nothing to fear.
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies
has made this promise!
Psalm 105:9-11
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9 This is the covenant he made with Abraham
and the oath he swore to Isaac.
10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:
11 “I will give you the land of Canaan
as your special possession.”
Job 27:10
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10 Can they take delight in the Almighty?
Can they call to God at any time?
Matthew 24:35
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35 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
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Psalm 136:21
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21 God gave the land of these kings as an inheritance—
His faithful love endures forever.
Psalm 135:12
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12 He gave their land as an inheritance,
a special possession to his people Israel.
Psalm 37:11
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11 The lowly will possess the land
and will live in peace and prosperity.
Job 34:9
New Living Translation
9 He has even said, ‘Why waste time
trying to please God?’
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