But it was because the Lord loved(A) you and kept the oath he swore(B) to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand(C) and redeemed(D) you from the land of slavery,(E) from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

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but (A)because the Lord loves you, and because He would keep (B)the oath which He swore to your fathers, (C)the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of [a]bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 7:8 slavery

15 Yet the Lord set his affection on your ancestors and loved(A) them, and he chose you,(B) their descendants, above all the nations—as it is today.(C)

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15 The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them; and He chose their [a]descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day.

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  1. Deuteronomy 10:15 Lit. seed

19 He brought me out into a spacious place;(A)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.(B)

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19 (A)He also brought me out into a broad place;
He delivered me because He delighted in me.

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“He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
    “let the Lord rescue him.(A)
Let him deliver him,(B)
    since he delights(C) in him.”

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“He(A) [a]trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;
(B)Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

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  1. Psalm 22:8 LXX, Syr., Vg. hoped; Tg. praised

23 The Lord makes firm the steps(A)
    of the one who delights(B) in him;

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23 (A)The steps of a good man are [a]ordered by the Lord,
And He delights in his way.

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  1. Psalm 37:23 established

11 I know that you are pleased with me,(A)
    for my enemy does not triumph over me.(B)

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11 By this I know that You are well pleased with me,
Because my enemy does not triumph over me.

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Then my enemies will turn back(A)
    when I call for help.(B)
    By this I will know that God is for me.(C)

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When I cry out to You,
Then my enemies will turn back;
This I know, because (A)God is for me.

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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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11 The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
In those who hope in His mercy.

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20 The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,(A)
    but he delights(B) in those whose ways are blameless.(C)

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20 Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.

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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)

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Footnotes

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

(A)You shall no longer be termed (B)Forsaken,[a]
Nor shall your land any more be termed (C)Desolate;[b]
But you shall be called [c]Hephzibah, and your land [d]Beulah;
For the Lord delights in you,
And your land shall be married.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 62:4 Heb. Azubah
  2. Isaiah 62:4 Heb. Shemamah
  3. Isaiah 62:4 Lit. My Delight Is in Her
  4. Isaiah 62:4 Lit. Married

Breaking Covenant Through Injustice

17 You have wearied(A) the Lord with your words.

“How have we wearied him?” you ask.(B)

By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased(C) with them” or “Where is the God of justice?(D)

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17 (A)You have wearied the Lord with your words;
Yet you say,
“In what way have we wearied Him?
In that you say,
(B)“Everyone who does evil
Is good in the sight of the Lord,
And He delights in them,”
Or, “Where is the God of justice?”

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