Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

As to the saints 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.

American Standard Version

As for the saints that 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 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.

References

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Context Readings

Confidence In The Lord

2 Oh my soul, you have said to Jehovah, You are my Lord; I have no goodness apart from You. 3 As to the saints in the earth, they are the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who run after another god. I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood; and I will not take their names on my lips.


Cross References

Psalm 119:63

I am a companion of all who fear You, and of those who keep Your Commandments.

2 Chronicles 6:41

And now arise, O Jehovah God, into Your resting-place, You, and the ark of Your strength. Let Your priests, O Jehovah God, be clothed with salvation, and let Your saints rejoice in goodness.

Psalm 30:4

Sing praises to Jehovah, O you saints of His, and give thanks at the memory of His holiness.

Psalm 101:6

My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land, so that they may dwell with me; he who walks in a perfect way, he shall serve Me.

Psalm 116:15

Precious in the sight of Jehovah is the death of His saints.

Proverbs 8:31

rejoicing in the world, His earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.

Proverbs 12:26

The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor, but the way of the wicked seduces them.

Proverbs 13:20

He who walks with the wise shall be wise, but a companion with fools shall be destroyed.

Song of Songs 4:1-7

Behold, you are beautiful, My love. Behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are like doves' from behind your veil; your hair is like a flock of goats that appear from Mount Gilead.

Song of Songs 7:10

I am my Beloved's, and His desire is toward me.

Isaiah 62:4

You will no more be called Forsaken; nor will your land any more be called Desolate; but you will be called My Delight is in her, and your land, Married; for Jehovah delights in you, and your land is married.

Malachi 3:17

And they shall be Mine, says Jehovah of Hosts, for the day that I will make up My treasure. And I will pity them as a man has pity on his son who serves him.

Acts 9:13

And Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how many evil things he has done to Your saints at Jerusalem.

Galatians 6:10

So then as we have time, let us work good toward all, especially toward those of the household of faith.

Ephesians 1:1

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 5:25-27

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

Titus 3:8

Faithful is the Word, and as to these things, I desire that you strongly affirm that those believing God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

1 John 3:14-17

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

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