Thematic Bible: Favour of
Thematic Bible
God » Favour of » Promised to saints
You will not now be named, She who is given up; and your land will no longer be named, The waste land: but you will have the name, My pleasure is in her, and your land will be named, Married: for the Lord has pleasure in you, and your land will be married.
For this cause the Lord will be waiting, so that he may be kind to you; and he will be lifted up, so that he may have mercy on you; for the Lord is a God of righteousness: there is a blessing on all whose hope is in him.
Be haters of evil and lovers of good, and let right be done in the public place: it may be that the Lord, the God of armies, will have mercy on the rest of Joseph.
For you are the glory of their strength; in your pleasure will our horn be lifted up.
And men from strange countries will be building up your walls, and their kings will be your servants: for in my wrath I sent punishment on you, but in my grace I have had mercy on you.
And I will be glad over Jerusalem, and have joy in my people: and the voice of weeping will no longer be sounding in her, or the voice of grief.
And truly, I will take pleasure in doing them good, and all my heart and soul will be given to planting them in this land in good faith.
But still the number of the children of Israel will be like the sand of the sea, which may not be measured or numbered; and in place of its being said to them, You are not my people, it will be said to them, You are the sons of the living God
The Lord your God is among you, as a strong saviour: he will be glad over you with joy, he will make his love new again, he will make a song of joy over you as in the time of a holy feast.
God » Favour of » Invoked
Take us back again, O God; let us see the shining of your face, and let us be safe.
Then, lifting up his eyes, he saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and he said, Is this your youngest brother of whom you gave me word? And he said, God be good to you, my son.
May the light of the Lord's face be shining on you in grace:
Let your servant see the light of your face; in your mercy be my saviour.
May God give us mercy and blessing, and let the light of his face be shining on us; (Selah.)
Let your servant see the shining of your face; give me knowledge of your rules.
O Lord, have mercy on us; for we have been waiting for your help: be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of trouble.
And now, give ear, O our God, to the prayer of your servant and to his request for grace, and let your face be shining on your holy place which is made waste, because of your servants, O Lord.
The Nation » Kings » Favour of
Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?
The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.
In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.
The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.