Psalm 119:174
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174 I long for your salvation, O Lord,
and your law is my delight.
Psalm 119:166-167
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166 I hope for your salvation, O Lord,
and I fulfill your commandments.(A)
167 My soul keeps your decrees;
I love them exceedingly.
Psalm 119:16
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16 I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.(A)
Psalm 119:162
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162 I rejoice at your word
like one who finds great spoil.(A)
Philippians 1:23
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23 I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better,(A)
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Romans 8:23-25
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23 and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.(A) 24 For in[a] hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what one already sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
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Romans 7:22-25
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22 For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self,(A) 23 but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.(B) 24 Wretched person that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? 25 Thanks be to God[a] through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, with my mind I am enslaved to the law of God, but with my flesh I am enslaved to the law of sin.
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- 7.25 Other ancient authorities read I thank God
Proverbs 13:12
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12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Psalm 119:111
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111 Your decrees are my heritage forever;
they are the joy of my heart.(A)
Psalm 119:81
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81 My soul languishes for your salvation;
I hope in your word.(A)
Psalm 119:77
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77 Let your mercy come to me, that I may live,
for your law is my delight.
Psalm 119:47
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47 I find my delight in your commandments
because I love them.
Psalm 119:24
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24 Your decrees are my delight;
they are my counselors.(A)
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)
2 Samuel 23:5
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5 Is not my house like this with God?
For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things and secure.
Will he not cause to prosper
all my help and my desire?(A)
Genesis 49:18
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18 I wait for your salvation, O Lord.(A)
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