Then Jehoahaz sought the Lord’s favor, and the Lord heard him, for He saw the oppression the king of Aram inflicted on Israel.

and Jehovah doth favour them, and pity them, and turn unto them, for the sake of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and hath not been willing to destroy them, nor to cast them from His presence as yet.

Now it came about in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he became king, showed favor to Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison;

These are the settlement locations allotted within their borders to Aaron's descendants in the Kohathite clan since the lot was cast in their favor first.

The first lottery was chosen in favor of Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,

Asaph's first lottery was cast in favor of Joseph; the second went to Gedaliah, that is, to him, to his relatives, and his sons, for a total of twelve;

When he was in distress, he sought the favor of Yahweh his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

and who has shown favor to me before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officers. So I took courage because I was strengthened by Yahweh my God, and I gathered Israelite leaders to return with me.

And now for a little space there hath been favour from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

"And now, Lord, I ask you to listen to the prayer of your servant and to the prayers of your servants who delight in revering your Name. I ask you, please prosper your servant today by granting him to receive favor from this man." Now I was the king's senior security advisor.

And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.

"Remember me with favor, my God, for everything I've done for this people."

I also arranged for the donation of wood at the appointed times and for the firstfruits.

Remember me, my God, with favor.

And the maiden pleased him, and obtained favour before him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, and her portions, and the seven maidens selected to be given her, out of the king's house; and he removed her and her maids to the best place of the house of the women.

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

Mordecai also gave him a copy of the written decree issued in Susa ordering their destruction, so that Hathach might show it to Esther, explain it to her, and command her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead with him personally for her people.

And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.

Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:

And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces:

For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and in favor with his many kinsmen, one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the welfare of his whole nation.

"Have I ever said, 'Give me something, and from your fortune make gifts in my favor'?

‘Does it indeed seem right to You to oppress,
To despise and reject the work of Your hands,
And to look with favor on the schemes of the wicked?

Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.

Yea, thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; and many shall seek thy favour.

“Will you show partiality for Him [and be unjust to me so that you may gain favor with Him]?
Will you contend and plead for God?

His children shall seek the favor of the poor, And his hands shall give back his wealth.

“You will also decide and decree a thing, and it will be established for you;
And the light [of God’s favor] will shine upon your ways.

My skin blackens and flakes off,
and my bones burn with fever.

Then He doth favour him and saith, 'Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'

He shall pray unto +God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.

God is not partial to princes
and does not favor the rich over the poor,
for they are all the work of His hands.

“When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?
When He hides His face [withdrawing His favor and help], who then can behold Him [and make supplication to Him],
Whether it be a nation or a man by himself?—

If thou sinnest, what doest thou unto him? If thine offenses be many, how gettest thou his favour?

So Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuah, and Zophar from Naamath did precisely as the LORD had spoken to them, because the LORD showed favor to Job.

The Lord delivers; you show favor to your people. (Selah)

To the Overseer with Stringed Instruments. -- A Psalm of David. In my calling answer Thou me, O God of my righteousness. In adversity Thou gavest enlargement to me; Favour me, and hear my prayer.

Realize that the Lord shows the godly special favor; the Lord responds when I cry out to him.

Many are saying, “Who can show us anything good?”
Look on us with favor, Lord.

For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

Favour me, O Jehovah, for I am weak, Heal me, O Jehovah, For troubled have been my bones,

Favour me, O Jehovah, See mine affliction by those hating me, Thou who liftest me up from the gates of death,

Certainly the Lord is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.

He brought me forth also into a place of liberty: he brought me forth, even because he had a favor unto me. {TYNDALE: And he brought me out into roomth, and delivered me, because he delighted in me.}

Such purity characterizes the people who seek his favor, Jacob's descendants, who pray to him. (Selah)

Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts! Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O Lord!

They experience his favor; their descendants inherit the land.

Turn Thou unto me, and favour me, For lonely and afflicted am I.

And I, in mine integrity I walk, Redeem me, and favour me.

Hear, O Jehovah, my voice -- I call, And favour me, and answer me.

Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience the Lord's favor in the land of the living?

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

Lord, I called to You;
I sought favor from my Lord:

Hear, O Jehovah, and favour me, O Jehovah, be a helper to me.'

Favour me, O Jehovah, for distress is to me, Mine eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.

Show Your favor to Your servant;
save me by Your faithful love.

How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.

Blessed be the Lord,
For He has shown His marvelous favor and lovingkindness to me [when I was assailed] in a besieged city.

For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer. Selah.

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;

All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.

I -- I said, 'O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'

And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.

By this I know that You favor and delight in me,
Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David, in the coming in unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies, Blot out my transgressions.

Do good in your favor toward Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.

To the Overseer. -- 'On the Dumb Dove far off.' -- A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,

To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not.' -- A secret treasure of David, in his fleeing from the face of Saul into a cave. Favour me, O God, favour me, For in Thee is my soul trusting, And in the shadow of Thy wings I trust, Until the calamities pass over.

And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. Selah.

To the Overseer, with stringed instruments. -- A Psalm, a Song. God doth favour us and bless us, Doth cause His face to shine with us. Selah.

But as for me, Lord,
my prayer to You is for a time of favor.
In Your abundant, faithful love, God,
answer me with Your sure salvation.

“Will the Lord reject forever
and never again show favor?

Hath GOD, forgotten to show favour? Or hath he shut up, in anger, his compassions? Selah.

When he struck them down, they sought his favor; they turned back and longed for God.

Restore us, God;
look on us with favor,
and we will be saved.

Restore us, O God of hosts;
And cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.

Restore us, O Lord God of hosts;
Cause Your face to shine on us [in favor and approval], and we shall be saved.

"How long will you judge partially by showing favor on the wicked? Interlude

God, look at our shield, and show favor to your anointed,

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor;
No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.Lord, You showed favor to Your land;
You restored Jacob’s prosperity.

Favour me, O Lord, for to Thee I call all the day.

But, thou, O My Lord, art, A God of compassion and favour, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness a faithfulness.

Look unto me, and favour me, Give Thy strength to Thy servant, And give salvation to a son of Thine handmaid.

Show me a sign of [Your] goodwill,
That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,
Because You, O Lord, helped and comforted me.

Blessed and happy are the people who know the joyful sound [of the trumpet’s blast]!
They walk, O Lord, in the light and favor of Your countenance!

For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

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.

Light is sown [like seed] for the righteous and illuminates their path,
And [irrepressible] joy [is spread] for the upright in heart [who delight in His favor and protection].

My eyes will be on the faithful (honorable) of the land, that they may dwell with me;
He who walks blamelessly is the one who will minister to and serve me.

Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.

When you withdraw your favor, they are disappointed; Take away their breath, and they die and return to dust.

Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;

Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.