Thematic Bible: Favour of
Thematic Bible
God » Favour of » Promised to saints
It will no longer be said of you [Judah], “Azubah (Abandoned),”
Nor will it any longer be said of your land, “Shemamah (Desolate)”;
But you will be called, “Hephzibah (My Delight is in Her),”
And your land, “
For the Lord delights in you,
And to Him your land will be married [owned and protected by the Lord].
Therefore the Lord waits [expectantly] and longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.
Blessed (happy, fortunate) are all those who long for Him [since He will never fail them].
Hate evil and love good,
And establish justice in the [court of the city] gate.
Perhaps the Lord God of hosts
Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph [that is, those who remain after God’s judgment].
For You are the glory of their strength [their proud adornment],
And by Your favor our horn is exalted.
“Foreigners will build up your walls,
And their kings will serve you;
For in My [righteous] wrath I struck you,
But in My favor and grace I have had compassion on you.
“I will also rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people;
And there will no longer be heard in her
The voice of weeping and the sound of crying.
I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
Verse Concepts
Yet the number of the
Shall be like the sand of the sea,
Which cannot be measured or numbered;
And in the place
Where it is 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 in your midst,
A Warrior who saves.
He will rejoice over you with joy;
He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins],
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
God » Favour of » Invoked
Restore us, O God;
Cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.
And he looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s [only other] son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” And Joseph said, “God be gracious to you and show you favor, my son.”
Verse Concepts
The Lord make His face shine upon you [with favor],
And be gracious to you [surrounding you with lovingkindness];
Make Your face shine upon Your servant;
Save me in Your lovingkindness.
And make His face shine [with favor] on us— Selah.
Verse Concepts
Make Your face shine [with pleasure] upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.
O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited [expectantly] for You.
Be the arm of Your servants every morning [that is, their strength and their defense],
Our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Now therefore, our God, listen to (heed) the prayer of Your servant (Daniel) and his supplications, and for Your own sake let Your face shine on Your desolate sanctuary.
Verse Concepts
The Nation » Kings » Favour of
The king’s wrath terrifies like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is as [refreshing and nourishing as] dew on the grass.
In the light of the king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud bringing the spring rain.
Many seek the ruler’s favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.