For (A)the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
(B)He will beautify the [a]humble with salvation.

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  1. Psalm 149:4 meek

For the Lord takes delight(A) in his people;
    he crowns the humble with victory.(B)

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11 The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
In those who hope in His mercy.

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11 the Lord delights(A) in those who fear him,(B)
    who put their hope(C) in his unfailing love.(D)

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rather let it be (A)the hidden person of the heart, with the [a]incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

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  1. 1 Peter 3:4 imperishable

Rather, it should be that of your inner self,(A) the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.(B)

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27 (A)Let them shout for joy and be glad,
Who favor my righteous cause;
And let them say continually,
“Let the Lord be magnified,
Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”

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27 May those who delight in my vindication(A)
    shout for joy(B) and gladness;
may they always say, “The Lord be exalted,
    who delights(C) in the well-being of his servant.”(D)

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16 (A)I will also clothe her priests with salvation,
(B)And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

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16 I will clothe her priests(A) with salvation,
    and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.(B)

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“He(A) [a]trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;
(B)Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

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  1. Psalm 22:8 LXX, Syr., Vg. hoped; Tg. praised

“He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
    “let the Lord rescue him.(A)
Let him deliver him,(B)
    since he delights(C) in him.”

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17 The Lord your God (A)in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
(B)He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”

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17 The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.(A)
He will take great delight(B) in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,(C)
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”(D)

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41 Yes, (A)I will rejoice over them to do them good, and (B)I will [a]assuredly plant them in this land, with all My heart and with all My soul.’

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  1. Jeremiah 32:41 truly

41 I will rejoice(A) in doing them good(B) and will assuredly plant(C) them in this land with all my heart and soul.(D)

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For His merciful kindness is great toward us,
And (A)the truth of the Lord endures forever.

Praise the Lord!

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For great is his love(A) toward us,
    and the faithfulness of the Lord(B) endures forever.

Praise the Lord.[a]

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  1. Psalm 117:2 Hebrew Hallelu Yah

10 (A)I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For (B)He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
(C)As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

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10 I delight greatly in the Lord;
    my soul rejoices(A) in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
    and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,(B)
as a bridegroom adorns his head(C) like a priest,
    and as a bride(D) adorns herself with her jewels.

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20 Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.

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20 The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,(A)
    but he delights(B) in those whose ways are blameless.(C)

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17 (A)And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us,
And (B)establish the work of our hands for us;
Yes, establish the work of our hands.

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17 May the favor[a] of the Lord our God rest on us;
    establish the work of our hands for us—
    yes, establish the work of our hands.(A)

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  1. Psalm 90:17 Or beauty

Submit to God, Resist the Devil

Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, (A)all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for

(B)“God resists the proud,
But (C)gives grace to the humble.”

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In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves(A) to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility(B) toward one another, because,

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[a](C)

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  1. 1 Peter 5:5 Prov. 3:34