Zephaniah 3:17
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17 The Lord, your God, is in your midst,
a warrior who gives victory;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will renew you[a] in his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing(A)
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- 3.17 Gk Syr: Heb he will be silent
Psalm 149:4
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4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;
he adorns the humble with victory.(A)
Psalm 147:11
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11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.
Isaiah 62:4-5
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4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken,
and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,
but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her
and your land Married,
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be married.(A)
5 For as a young man marries a young woman,
so shall your builder[a] marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice over you.(B)
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- 62.5 Cn: Heb your sons
Hebrews 7:25
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25 Consequently, he is able for all time to save[a] those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.(A)
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- 7.25 Or able to save completely
Jeremiah 32:41
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41 I will rejoice in doing good to them, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.(A)
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Isaiah 12:2
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2 Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and will not be afraid,
for the Lord[a] is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation.”(A)
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- 12.2 Q ms Heb mss Gk Syr Vg Tg: MT for Yah, the Lord
Deuteronomy 30:9
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9 and the Lord your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all your undertakings, in the fruit of your body, in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your soil. For the Lord will again take delight in prospering you, just as he delighted in prospering your ancestors,(A)
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Zephaniah 3:15
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15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;
he has turned away your enemies.
The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;
you shall fear disaster no more.(A)
John 15:11
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11 I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.(A)
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Isaiah 65:19
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19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem
and delight in my people;
no more shall the sound of weeping be heard in it
or the cry of distress.(A)
Luke 15:23-24
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23 And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate, 24 for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.(A)
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Numbers 14:8
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8 If the Lord is pleased with us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey.(A)
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