Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.

New American Standard Bible

For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.

King James Version

For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

Holman Bible

For Yahweh takes pleasure in His people;
He adorns the humble with salvation.

International Standard Version

For the LORD is pleased with his people; he beautifies the afflicted with salvation.

A Conservative Version

For LORD takes pleasure in his people. He will beautify the meek with salvation.

Amplified


For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.

Bible in Basic English

For the Lord has pleasure in his people: he gives the poor in spirit a crown of salvation.

Darby Translation

For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people; he beautifieth the meek with salvation.

Julia Smith Translation

For Jehovah delighted in his people: he will adorn the humble in salvation.

King James 2000

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people; he glorifies [the] afflicted with salvation.

Modern King James verseion

For Jehovah takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the meek with salvation.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the LORD hath pleasure in his people, and helpeth the meek hearted.

NET Bible

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.

New Heart English Bible

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.

The Emphasized Bible

For Yahweh is taking pleasure in his people, He will beautify humbled ones with victory.

Webster

For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

World English Bible

For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.

Youngs Literal Translation

For Jehovah is pleased with His people, He beautifieth the humble with salvation.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For the Lord

Usage: 0

in his people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

he will beautify
פּאר 
Pa'ar 
Usage: 14

the meek
עניו ענו 
`anav 
Usage: 21

Context Readings

Praise To God For His Future Judgment

3 Let them praise his name in the dance: Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp. 4 For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation. 5 Let the saints exult in glory: Let them sing for joy upon their beds.

Cross References

Psalm 35:27

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: Yea, let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, Who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

Psalm 132:16

Her priests also will I clothe with salvation; And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

Psalm 147:11

Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness.

Psalm 22:8

Commit thyself unto Jehovah; Let him deliver him: Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.

Psalm 90:17

And let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And establish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

Psalm 117:2

For his lovingkindness is great toward us; And the truth of Jehovah endureth for ever. Praise ye Jehovah.

Proverbs 11:20

They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in their way are his delight.

Isaiah 61:1-3

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

Isaiah 61:10

I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

Isaiah 62:4-5

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.

Jeremiah 32:41

Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

Zephaniah 3:17

Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.

Hebrews 12:10

For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.

1 Peter 3:4

but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

Revelation 7:14

And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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