Deuteronomy 7:8
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8 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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- Deuteronomy 7:8 slavery
Deuteronomy 10:15
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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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- Deuteronomy 10:15 Lit. seed
Psalm 18:19
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19 (A)He also brought me out into a broad place;
He delivered me because He delighted in me.
Psalm 22:8
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8 “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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- Psalm 22:8 LXX, Syr., Vg. hoped; Tg. praised
Psalm 37:23
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- Psalm 37:23 established
Psalm 41:11
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11 By this I know that You are well pleased with me,
Because my enemy does not triumph over me.
Psalm 56:9
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9 When I cry out to You,
Then my enemies will turn back;
This I know, because (A)God is for me.
Psalm 147:11
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11 The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
In those who hope in His mercy.
Proverbs 11:20
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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.
Isaiah 62:4
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4 (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.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 62:4 Heb. Azubah
- Isaiah 62:4 Heb. Shemamah
- Isaiah 62:4 Lit. My Delight Is in Her
- Isaiah 62:4 Lit. Married
Malachi 2:17
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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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