Thematic Bible: The Joy of God over his people
Thematic Bible
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Uprightness
The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight
And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you.
the Joy of God over his people » Leads him to » Do them good
And truly, I will take pleasure in doing them good, and all my heart and soul will be given to planting them in this land in good faith.
And as the Lord took delight in doing you good and increasing you, so the Lord will take pleasure in cutting you off and causing your destruction, and you will be uprooted from the land which you are about to take as your heritage.
the Joy of God over his people » Illustrated
For as a young man takes a virgin for his wife, so will your maker be married to you: and as a husband has joy in his bride, so will the Lord your God be glad over you.
And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad. For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Repentance
Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.
I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.
the Joy of God over his people » Leads him to » Prosper them
And the Lord your God will make you fertile in all good things, blessing the work of your hands, and the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your cattle, and the fruit of your land: for the Lord will have joy in you, as he had in your fathers:
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Faith
By faith Enoch was taken up to heaven so that he did not see death; he was seen no longer, for God took him away: for before he was taken, witness had been given that he was well-pleasing to God: And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.
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 among you, as a strong saviour: he will be glad over you with joy, he will make his love new again, he will make a song of joy over you as in the time of a holy feast.
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Praying to him
The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Hope in his mercy
The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Fear of him
The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
the Joy of God over his people » Leads him to » Give them the inheritance
And if the Lord has delight in us, he will take us into this land and give it to us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
the Joy of God over his people » Leads him to » Comfort them
And I will be glad over Jerusalem, and have joy in my people: and the voice of weeping will no longer be sounding in her, or the voice of grief.
the Joy of God over his people » Exemplified
May the Lord your God be praised, whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; because the Lord's love for Israel is eternal, he has made you king, to be their judge in righteousness.
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Meekness
For the Lord has pleasure in his people: he gives the poor in spirit a crown of salvation.