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

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

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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

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

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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

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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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

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

Praise the Lord!

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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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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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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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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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10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, (A)that we may be partakers of His holiness.

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The Good News of Salvation

61 “The (A)Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord (B)has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me (C)to [a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim (D)liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
(E)To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And (F)the day of vengeance of our God;
(G)To comfort all who mourn,
To [b]console those who mourn in Zion,
(H)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
(I)The planting of the Lord, (J)that He may be glorified.”

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up
  2. Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint

14 And I said to him, [a]“Sir, you know.”

So he said to me, (A)“These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and (B)washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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  1. Revelation 7:14 NU, M My lord

(A)You shall no longer be termed (B)Forsaken,[a]
Nor shall your land any more be termed (C)Desolate;[b]
But you shall be called [c]Hephzibah, and your land [d]Beulah;
For the Lord delights in you,
And your land shall be married.
For as a young man marries a virgin,
So shall your sons marry you;
And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
(D)So shall your God rejoice over you.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 62:4 Heb. Azubah
  2. Isaiah 62:4 Heb. Shemamah
  3. Isaiah 62:4 Lit. My Delight Is in Her
  4. Isaiah 62:4 Lit. Married

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