You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge?
See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.
And you will be named happy by all nations: for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of armies.
Let your head be uncovered and your hair cut off in sorrow for the children of your delight: let the hair be pulled from your head like an eagle's; for they have been taken away from you as prisoners.
Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.
O Lord, let your ear take note of the prayer of your servant, and of the prayers of your servants, who take delight in worshipping your name: give help, O Lord, to your servant this day, and let him have mercy in the eyes of this man. (Now I was the king's wine-servant.)
And if the Lord has delight in us, he will take us into this land and give it to us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.
Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.
The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight
How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?
False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.
The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.
Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.
For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.
For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed.
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.
But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.
Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.
For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.
Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.
Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;
Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.
As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him.
The works of the Lord are great, searched out by all those who have delight in them.
Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.
This is the day which the Lord has made; we will be full of joy and delight in it.
Let me not be moved, and I will be safe, and ever take delight in your rules.
I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.
Pain and trouble have overcome me: but your teachings are my delight.
I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind.
All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.
Your unchanging word is my delight, and the guide of my footsteps.
Make me go in the way of your teachings; for they are my delight.
And so that I may take delight in your teachings, to which I have given my love.
Their hearts are shut up with fat; but my delight is in your law.
Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.
If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.
But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.
He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.
He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.
<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> The king will be glad in your strength, O Lord; how great will be his delight in your salvation!
He put his faith in the Lord; let the Lord be his saviour now: let the Lord be his saviour, because he had delight in him.
I will be glad and have delight in your mercy; because you have seen my trouble; you have had pity on my soul in its sorrows;
His delight is in righteousness and wisdom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.
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