Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

Bible References

Delight

Job 22:26

Then you will have delight in the Almighty,
And you will lift up your face to God.
Job 27:10

“Will he take delight in the Almighty?
Will he call on God at all times?
Job 34:9

“For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
When he takes delight and is pleased with God and obeys Him.’
Psalm 36:8

They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house;
And You allow them to drink from the river of Your delights.
Psalm 37:4

Delight yourself in the Lord,
And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.
Habakkuk 3:18

Yet I will [choose to] rejoice in the Lord;
I will [choose to] shout in exultation in the [victorious] God of my salvation!
Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, take pleasure in Him]; again I will say, rejoice!
1 Peter 1:8
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not even see Him now, you believe and trust in Him and you greatly rejoice and delight with inexpressible and glorious joy,

To ride

Isaiah 33:16

He will dwell on the heights,
His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks,
His bread will be given him;
His water will be permanent.
Deuteronomy 32:13

“He made him (Israel) ride on the high places of the earth,
And he ate the produce of the field;
And He made him suck honey from the rock,
And [olive] oil from the flinty rock,
Deuteronomy 33:29

“Happy and blessed are you, O Israel;
Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
The Shield of your help,
And the Sword of your majesty!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
And you will tread on their high places [tramping down their idolatrous altars].”
Habakkuk 3:19

The Lord God is my strength [my source of courage, my invincible army];
He has made my feet [steady and sure] like hinds’ feet
And makes me walk [forward with spiritual confidence] on my high places [of challenge and responsibility].


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And feed

Isaiah 1:19

“If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the best of the land;
Psalm 105:9

The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His sworn oath to Isaac,
Psalm 135:12

And He gave their land as a heritage,
A heritage to Israel His people.
Psalm 136:21

And gave their land as a heritage,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Jeremiah 3:19
“Then I said,

‘How [gloriously and honorably] I would set you among My children
And give you a pleasant land—a wonderful heritage,
The most beautiful inheritance of the nations!’
And I said, ‘You shall call Me, My Father
And not turn away from following Me.’

The mouth

Isaiah 1:20

But if you refuse and rebel,
You shall be devoured by the sword.”
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
Isaiah 40:5

“And the glory and majesty and splendor of the Lord will be revealed,
And all humanity shall see it together;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.”
Micah 4:4

Each of them shall sit [in security and peace] under his vine
And under his fig tree,
With no one to make them afraid,
For the mouth of the [omnipotent] Lord of hosts has spoken it.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth [as now known] will pass away, but My words will not pass away.