Psalms 147:11
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
KJV
Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness.
ASV
רוֹצֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אֶת יְרֵאָ֑י/ו אֶת הַֽ/מְיַחֲלִ֥ים לְ/חַסְדּֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
YLT
The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
WEB
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
ו
v
verb · 53×
וֹ
v
noun · 246×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִחָֽלְתִּי
ychlty
verb · 40×
ם
m
verb · 57×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Pet 1:13 — Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
- 1Pet 1:17 — And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
- 1Pet 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.
- 2Kgs 4:1 — Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is c
- 2Sam 22:20 — He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
- Dan 3:28 — Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, a
- Eccl 12:13 — Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
- Ezek 18:23 — Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
- Gen 22:12 — And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
- Heb 10:38 — Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
- Isa 5:7 — For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
- Isa 53:10 — Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall
- Isa 62:4 — 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
- Jer 39:18 — For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.
- John 4:23 — But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
- Luke 1:50 — And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
- Mal 3:16 — Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon h
- Matt 18:13 — And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
- Neh 5:15 — But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the peop
- Prov 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.
- Prov 31:30 — Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
- Prov 31:30 — Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
- Ps 13:5 — But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
- Ps 32:10 — Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
- Ps 33:18 — Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
- Ps 33:18 — Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
- Ps 33:22 — Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
- Ps 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.
- Ps 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.
- Ps 41:11 — By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
- Ps 52:8 — But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
- Ps 103:13 — Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
- Ps 115:11 — Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
- Ps 119:38 — Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
- Ps 125:1 — They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
- Ps 128:1 — Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
- Ps 149:4 — For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
- Ps 149:4 — For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
- Rev 11:18 — And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them
- Song 7:10 — I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.