Psalm 45:7
New King James Version
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has (A)anointed You
With the oil of (B)gladness more than Your companions.
Hebrews 1:9
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9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
Therefore God, Your God, (A)has anointed You
With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”
Psalm 21:6
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6 For You have made him most blessed forever;
(A)You have made him [a]exceedingly glad with Your presence.
Footnotes
- Psalm 21:6 Lit. joyful with gladness
Psalm 33:5
New King James Version
5 He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
Isaiah 61:1-3
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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;
2 (E)To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And (F)the day of vengeance of our God;
(G)To comfort all who mourn,
3 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.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up
- Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint
Colossians 1:18-19
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18 And (A)He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, (B)the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
Reconciled in Christ
19 For it pleased the Father that (C)in Him all the fullness should dwell,
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Ephesians 1:3
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Redemption in Christ
3 (A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
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Luke 4:18-21
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18 “The(A) Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me [a]to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To (B)set at liberty those who are [b]oppressed;
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
20 Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is (C)fulfilled in your hearing.”
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Acts 2:28
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28 You have made known to me the ways of life;
You will make me full of joy in Your presence.’
Psalm 101:8
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8 (A)Early I will destroy all the wicked of the land,
That I may cut off all the evildoers (B)from the city of the Lord.
John 3:34
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34 (A)For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit (B)by measure.
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John 1:16
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16 [a]And of His (A)fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
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Psalm 99:4
New King James Version
4 The King’s strength also loves justice;
You have established equity;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
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