Psalms 149:4 KJV
For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
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Cross References
- Psalms 35:27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
- Psalms 132:16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
- Psalms 147:11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
- Psalms 22:8 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
- Psalms 90:17 And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
- Psalms 117:2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
- Proverbs 11:20 They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
- Isaiah 61:1–3 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; …
- Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
- Isaiah 62:4–5 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. …
- Jeremiah 32:41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
- Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
- Hebrews 12:10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
- 1 Peter 3:4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
- 1 Peter 5:5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
- Revelation 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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Bible Dictionary
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- For the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- taketh pleasure כִּי kî Conjunction רוֹצֶה rôṣê רָצָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
- in his people בְּעַמּוֹ bĕʿammô עַם Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
- he will beautify יְפָאֵר yĕpāʾēr פָּאַר Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine singular
- the meek עֲנָוִים ʿănāwîm עָנָו Adjective · masculine plural
- with salvation בִּישׁוּעָה bîšûʿâ יְשׁוּעָה Noun · feminine singular · with preposition
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