Sunday 23 August 2020

Delight

Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and He chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day. Deuteronomy 10:15


And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,

as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,

and to hearken than the fat of rams. 1 Samuel 15:22


But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in His law doth he meditate day and night. Psalms 1:2


Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart...But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace...The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in His way. Psalms 37:4,11,23


I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. Psalms 40:8


I will delight myself in Thy statutes: I will not forget Thy word...Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors...I have longed for Thy salvation, O Lord; and Thy law is my delight. Psalms 119:16,24,174


 A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is His delight. Proverbs 11:1


They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are His delight. Proverbs 11:20


Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are His delight. Proverbs 12:22


The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is His delight. Proverbs 15:8


Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth;

I have put My spirit upon Him: He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Isaiah 42:1


If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on My holy day;

and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words. Isaiah 58:13


Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord. Jeremiah 9:23,24


Who is a God like unto Thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He retaineth not His anger for ever, because He delighteth in mercy. Micah 7:18