Psalms 149:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.”
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“For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For Jehovah is pleased with His people, He beautifieth the humble with salvation.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 149:4 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 22:8“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
- Psalms 35:27May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”
- Psalms 90:17May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— yes, establish the work of our hands!
- Psalms 117:2For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Hallelujah!
- Psalms 132:16I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
- Psalms 147:11The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
- Proverbs 11:20The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
- Song of Solomon 1:11We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.
- Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
- Isaiah 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Isaiah 62:4No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
- Jeremiah 32:41Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
- Zephaniah 3:17The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
- Hebrews 12:10Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
- 1 Peter 3:4but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
- 1 Peter 5:5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Revelation 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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