Thematic Bible: The Joy of God over his people
Thematic Bible
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Uprightness
The perverse in heart are repulsive and shamefully vile to the Lord,
But those who are blameless and above reproach in their walk are His delight!
I know also, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness and integrity. In the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. So now with joy I have seen Your people who are present here, make their offerings willingly and freely to You.
the Joy of God over his people » Leads him to » Do them good
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.
It shall come about that just as the Lord delighted over you to make you prosper and multiply, so the Lord will delight over you to bring you to ruin and destruction; and you will be uprooted [violently] from the land which you are entering to possess.
the Joy of God over his people » Illustrated
For as a young man marries a virgin [O Jerusalem],
And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
So your God will rejoice over you.
And bring out that [wheat-]fattened calf and kill it; and let us revel and feast and be happy and make merry, Because this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found! And they began to revel and feast and make merry.
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Repentance
the Joy of God over his people » Leads him to » Prosper them
Then the Lord your God shall make you abundantly prosperous in everything that you do, in the offspring of your body and in the offspring of your cattle and in the produce of your land; for the Lord will again delight over you for good, just as He delighted over your fathers,
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Faith
Because of faith Enoch was caught up and transferred to heaven, so that he did not have a glimpse of death; and he was not found, because God had translated him. For even before he was taken to heaven, he received testimony [still on record] that he had pleased and been satisfactory to God. But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek Him [out].
the Joy of God over his people » Leads him to » Deliver them
the Joy of God over his people » Greatness of, described
“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.
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Praying to him
The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful and exceedingly offensive to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight!
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Hope in his mercy
The Lord favors those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
Those who wait for His mercy and lovingkindness.
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Fear of him
The Lord favors those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
Those who wait for His mercy and lovingkindness.
the Joy of God over his people » Leads him to » Give them the inheritance
If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land which flows with milk and honey.
the Joy of God over his people » Leads him to » Comfort them
“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.
the Joy of God over his people » Exemplified
Blessed be the Lord your God who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord loved Israel forever, He made you king to execute justice and righteousness.”
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.