Hope in HIS Unfailing Love

The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that hope in His mercy. ~ Psalm 147:11 (KJV)

the Lord delights in those who fear Him,
    who put their hope in His unfailing love. (NIV)

The Lord favors those who fear Him,
Those who wait for His lovingkindness. (NASB)

No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear Him,
    those who put their hope in His unfailing love. (NLT)

Mercy...

Who is a God like you,
    who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
    of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
    but delight to show mercy.

~ Micah 7:18 (NIV)

Take Delight in the LORD

Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart. ~ Psalm 37:4 (NASB)

Delight in the LORD

Take delight in the Lord,
    and He will give you the desires of your heart. 

~ Psalm 37:4 (NIV)

Joyful Singing...

Serve the Lord with gladness and delight;
Come before His presence with joyful singing.

~ Psalm 100:2 (AMP)

Desires of Your Heart

Take delight in the Lord,and He will give you the desires of your heart. ~ Psalm 37:4 (NIV)

Trust in the Lord

3 Trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) in the Lord and do good; so shall you dwell in the land and feed surely on His faithfulness, and truly you shall be fed.

4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the Lord [roll and repose each care of your load on Him]; trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) also in Him and He will bring it to pass.

6 And He will make your uprightness and right standing with God go forth as the light, and your justice and right as [the shining sun of] the noonday.

~ Psalm 37:3-6 (AMPC)

Desires of Your Heart

Delight yourself in the Lord;
And He will give you the desires of your heart.

~ Psalm 37:4 (NASB)

Blessed Is the Man...

1 Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.

~ Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV 1984)

Blessed is the one...

Blessed is the one
    who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
    or sit in the company of mockers,
2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
    which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.

~ Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV)

Prayer of the Upright

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight. ~ Proverbs 15:8 (NASB)

Delight in the Lord

Delight yourself in the Lord;
And He will give you the desires of your heart.

~ Psalm 37:4 (NASB)

When I am Weak, then I am Strong

That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. ~ 2 Corinthians 12:10 (NIV)

Meditate on HIS Law

1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.

~ Psalm 1:1-2 (NASB)

HIS Words Are Joy

Your words were found and I ate them,
And Your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart;
For I have been called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.

~ Jeremiah 15:16 (NASB)

Delight in His Decrees

14 I rejoice in following your statutes
    as one rejoices in great riches.
15 I meditate on your precepts
    and consider your ways.
16 I delight in your decrees;
    I will not neglect your word.

~ Psalm 119:14-16 (NIV)

HIS Commands Give Delight

Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight. ~ Psalm 119:143 (NIV) 

Meditate on HIS Law

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. ~ Psalm 1:1-2 (NIV)

Act Faithfully

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight. ~ Proverbs 12:22 (ESV)

Be Humble

For the Lord takes delight in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory.

~ Psalm 149:4 (NIV)