Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » To the meek
But with righteousness and justice He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the downtrodden of the earth;
And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
The afflicted also will increase their joy in the Lord,
And the needy of mankind will rejoice and celebrate in the Holy One of Israel.
But the humble will [at last] inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity and peace.
The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord.
May your hearts live forever!
The Lord lifts up the humble;
He casts the wicked down to the ground.
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Meekness
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.
Meekness » General references to » Promises concerning
But with righteousness and justice He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the downtrodden of the earth;
And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
The afflicted also will increase their joy in the Lord,
And the needy of mankind will rejoice and celebrate in the Holy One of Israel.
But the humble will [at last] inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity and peace.
The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord.
May your hearts live forever!
The Lord lifts up the humble;
He casts the wicked down to the ground.
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.
Meekness » They who are gifted with » Are beautified with salvation
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.
Pleasure » Who the lord takes pleasure in
The Lord favors those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
Those who wait for His mercy and lovingkindness.
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.
Salvation » Illustrated by » Clothing
I will rejoice greatly in the Lord,
My soul will exult in my God;
For He has clothed me with garments of salvation,
He has covered me with a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom puts on a
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
“Her priests also I will clothe with salvation,
And her godly ones will shout aloud for joy.
“Now then arise, O Lord God, [and come] to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength and power. Let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation and let Your godly ones rejoice in [Your] goodness.
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.
Salvation » Saints » Beautified with
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.
Spiritual » Battles » Beauty
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, arrayed like a bride adorned for her husband;
‘Who is this that looks down like the dawn,
Fair and beautiful as the full moon,
Clear and pure as the sun,
As majestic as an army with banners?’
Then your fame went out among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect because of My majesty and splendor which I bestowed on you,” says the Lord God.
so that [in turn] He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy [set apart for God] and blameless.
Let not yours be the [merely] external adorning with [elaborate] interweaving and knotting of the hair, the wearing of jewelry, or changes of clothes; But let it be the inward adorning and beauty of the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible and unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit, which [is not anxious or wrought up, but] is very precious in the sight of God.
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.