Psalm 119:174
New Living Translation
174 O Lord, I have longed for your rescue,
and your instructions are my delight.
Psalm 119:166-167
New Living Translation
166 I long for your rescue, Lord,
so I have obeyed your commands.
167 I have obeyed your laws,
for I love them very much.
Psalm 119:16
New Living Translation
16 I will delight in your decrees
and not forget your word.
Psalm 119:162
New Living Translation
162 I rejoice in your word
like one who discovers a great treasure.
Philippians 1:23
New Living Translation
23 I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me.
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Romans 8:23-25
New Living Translation
23 And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children,[a] including the new bodies he has promised us. 24 We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don’t need to hope[b] for it. 25 But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)
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Romans 7:22-25
New Living Translation
22 I love God’s law with all my heart. 23 But there is another power[a] within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. 24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? 25 Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.
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Proverbs 13:12
New Living Translation
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
Psalm 119:111
New Living Translation
111 Your laws are my treasure;
they are my heart’s delight.
Psalm 119:81
New Living Translation
Kaph
81 I am worn out waiting for your rescue,
but I have put my hope in your word.
Psalm 119:77
New Living Translation
77 Surround me with your tender mercies so I may live,
for your instructions are my delight.
Psalm 119:47
New Living Translation
47 How I delight in your commands!
How I love them!
Psalm 119:24
New Living Translation
24 Your laws please me;
they give me wise advice.
Psalm 1:2
New Living Translation
2 But they delight in the law of the Lord,
meditating on it day and night.
2 Samuel 23:5
New Living Translation
5 “Is it not my family God has chosen?
Yes, he has made an everlasting covenant with me.
His agreement is arranged and guaranteed in every detail.
He will ensure my safety and success.
Genesis 49:18
New Living Translation
18 I trust in you for salvation, O Lord!
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