Psalm 104:34
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34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the Lord.
Habakkuk 3:17-18
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Trust and Joy in the Midst of Trouble
17 Though the fig tree does not blossom
and no fruit is on the vines;
though the produce of the olive fails
and the fields yield no food;
though the flock is cut off from the fold
and there is no herd in the stalls,(A)
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will exult in the God of my salvation.(B)
Philippians 4:4
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4 Rejoice[a] in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.[b](A)
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Psalm 1:2
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2 but their delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law they meditate day and night.(A)
Psalm 119:127-128
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127 Truly I love your commandments
more than gold, more than fine gold.(A)
128 Truly I direct my steps by all your precepts;[a]
I hate every false way.(B)
Footnotes
- 119.128 Gk Jerome: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Luke 1:47
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47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,(A)
Psalm 119:15-16
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15 I will meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your ways.(A)
16 I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.(B)
Psalm 119:111
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111 Your decrees are my heritage forever;
they are the joy of my heart.(A)
Psalm 63:5-6
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5 My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast,[a]
and my mouth praises you with joyful lips(A)
6 when I think of you on my bed
and meditate on you in the watches of the night,(B)
Footnotes
- 63.5 Heb with fat and fatness
Psalm 9:2
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2 I will be glad and exult in you;
I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.(A)
Psalm 139:17-18
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17 How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!(A)
18 I try to count them—they are more than the sand;
I come to the end[a]—I am still with you.
Footnotes
- 139.18 Or I awake
Psalm 77:12
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12 I will meditate on all your work
and muse on your mighty deeds.
Psalm 32:11
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11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.(A)
Psalm 119:167
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167 My soul keeps your decrees;
I love them exceedingly.
Proverbs 24:14
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14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, you will find a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.(A)
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