Psalm 149:4
New Living Translation
4 For the Lord delights in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory.
Psalm 147:11
New Living Translation
11 No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear him,
those who put their hope in his unfailing love.
1 Peter 3:4
New Living Translation
4 You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.
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Psalm 35:27
New Living Translation
27 But give great joy to those who came to my defense.
Let them continually say, “Great is the Lord,
who delights in blessing his servant with peace!”
Psalm 132:16
New Living Translation
16 I will clothe its priests with godliness;
its faithful servants will sing for joy.
Psalm 22:8
New Living Translation
8 “Is this the one who relies on the Lord?
Then let the Lord save him!
If the Lord loves him so much,
let the Lord rescue him!”
Zephaniah 3:17
New Living Translation
17 For the Lord your God is living among you.
He is a mighty savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness.
With his love, he will calm all your fears.[a]
He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”
Footnotes
- 3:17 Or He will be silent in his love. Greek and Syriac versions read He will renew you with his love.
Jeremiah 32:41
New Living Translation
41 I will find joy doing good for them and will faithfully and wholeheartedly replant them in this land.
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Psalm 117:2
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2 For his unfailing love for us is powerful;
the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever.
Praise the Lord!
Isaiah 61:10
New Living Translation
10 I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God!
For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation
and draped me in a robe of righteousness.
I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding
or a bride with her jewels.
Proverbs 11:20
New Living Translation
20 The Lord detests people with crooked hearts,
but he delights in those with integrity.
Psalm 90:17
New Living Translation
17 And may the Lord our God show us his approval
and make our efforts successful.
Yes, make our efforts successful!
1 Peter 5:5
New Living Translation
5 In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”[a]
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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