Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

New American Standard Bible

As for the saints who are in the earth,
They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.

King James Version

But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

Holman Bible

As for the holy people who are in the land,
they are the noble ones.
All my delight is in them.

International Standard Version

As for the saints that are in the land, they are noble, and all my delight is in them.

A Conservative Version

As for the sanctified who are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

Amplified


As for the saints (godly people) who are in the land,
They are the majestic and the noble and the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

Bible in Basic English

As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.

Darby Translation

To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent thou hast said, In them is all my delight.

Julia Smith Translation

To the holy ones that are upon the earth, they and the mighty ones, all my delight is in them.

King James 2000

But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the noble, in whom is all my delight.

Lexham Expanded Bible

With regard to [the] saints who [are] in the land, they [are the] noble ones in [whom is] all my desire.

Modern King James verseion

As to the saints in the earth, they are the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

All my delight is upon the saints that are in the earth, and upon such as excel in virtue.

NET Bible

As for God's chosen people who are in the land, and the leading officials I admired so much --

New Heart English Bible

As for the holy ones who are in the land, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

The Emphasized Bible

It belongeth unto the holy ones, whom, in his own land, Yahweh, ennobleth, In whom is all his delight

Webster

But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

World English Bible

As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

Youngs Literal Translation

For the holy ones who are in the land, And the honourable, all my delight is in them.

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Context Readings

Confidence In The Lord

2 O my soul , thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee. 3 As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another god : Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take their names upon my lips.


Cross References

Psalm 119:63

I am a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that observe thy precepts.

2 Chronicles 6:41

Now therefore arise, O Jehovah God, into thy resting-place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Jehovah God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.

Psalm 30:4

Sing praise unto Jehovah, O ye saints of his, And give thanks to his holy memorial name .

Psalm 101:6

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall minister unto me.

Psalm 116:15

Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.

Proverbs 8:31

Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men.

Proverbs 12:26

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

Proverbs 13:20

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

Song of Songs 4:1-7

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are as doves behind thy veil. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of mount Gilead.

Song of Songs 7:10

I am my beloved's; And his desire is toward me.

Isaiah 62:4

Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah; for Jehovah delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

Malachi 3:17

And they shall be mine, saith Jehovah of hosts, even mine own possession, in the day that I make; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

Acts 9:13

But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem:

Galatians 6:10

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.

Ephesians 1:1

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Ephesians 5:25-27

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

Titus 3:8

Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:

Hebrews 6:10

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

1 John 3:14-17

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.

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