17 (A)The Lord your God is in your midst,
    (B)a mighty one who will save;
(C)he will rejoice over you with gladness;
    he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.

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17 The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.(A)
He will take great delight(B) in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,(C)
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”(D)

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For the Lord (A)takes pleasure in his people;
    he (B)adorns the humble with salvation.

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For the Lord takes delight(A) in his people;
    he crowns the humble with victory.(B)

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11 but the Lord (A)takes pleasure in those who fear him,
    in those who (B)hope in his steadfast love.

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11 the Lord delights(A) in those who fear him,(B)
    who put their hope(C) in his unfailing love.(D)

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(A)You shall no more be termed (B)Forsaken,[a]
    and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,[b]
(C)but you shall be called (D)My Delight Is in Her,[c]
    and your land Married;[d]
for the Lord delights in you,
    and your land shall be married.
For as a young man marries a young woman,
    so (E)shall your sons marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
    so (F)shall your God rejoice over you.

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  1. Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Azubah
  2. Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Shemamah
  3. Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Hephzibah
  4. Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Beulah

No longer will they call you Deserted,(A)
    or name your land Desolate.(B)
But you will be called Hephzibah,[a](C)
    and your land Beulah[b];
for the Lord will take delight(D) in you,
    and your land will be married.(E)
As a young man marries a young woman,
    so will your Builder marry you;
as a bridegroom(F) rejoices over his bride,
    so will your God rejoice(G) over you.

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  1. Isaiah 62:4 Hephzibah means my delight is in her.
  2. Isaiah 62:4 Beulah means married.

25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost[a] (A)those who draw near to God (B)through him, since he always lives (C)to make intercession for them.

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  1. Hebrews 7:25 That is, completely; or at all times

25 Therefore he is able to save(A) completely[a] those who come to God(B) through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.(C)

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  1. Hebrews 7:25 Or forever

41 (A)I will rejoice in doing them good, (B)and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.

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41 I will rejoice(A) in doing them good(B) and will assuredly plant(C) them in this land with all my heart and soul.(D)

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“Behold, God is my salvation;
    I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for (A)the Lord God[a] is my strength and my song,
    and he has become my salvation.”

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  1. Isaiah 12:2 Hebrew for Yah, the Lord

Surely God is my salvation;(A)
    I will trust(B) and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself,(C) is my strength(D) and my defense[a];
    he has become my salvation.(E)

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  1. Isaiah 12:2 Or song

(A)The Lord your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your cattle and in the fruit of your ground. (B)For the Lord will again take delight in prospering you, as he took delight in your fathers,

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Then the Lord your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land.(A) The Lord will again delight(B) in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your ancestors,

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15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;
    he has cleared away your enemies.
(A)The King of Israel, (B)the Lord, is in your midst;
    you shall never again fear evil.

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15 The Lord has taken away your punishment,
    he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;(A)
    never again will you fear(B) any harm.(C)

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11 These things I have spoken to you, (A)that my joy may be in you, and that (B)your joy may be full.

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11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.(A)

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19 (A)I will rejoice in Jerusalem
    and be glad in my people;
(B)no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping
    and the cry of distress.

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19 I will rejoice(A) over Jerusalem
    and take delight(B) in my people;
the sound of weeping and of crying(C)
    will be heard in it no more.

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23 And bring (A)the fattened calf and kill it, and (B)let us eat and celebrate. 24 For this my son (C)was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.

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23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again;(A) he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.(B)

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If (A)the Lord delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, (B)a land that flows with milk and honey.

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If the Lord is pleased with us,(A) he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey,(B) and will give it to us.(C)

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