'Delight' in the Bible
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,And in His law he meditates day and night.
As for the saints who are in the earth,They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.
Delight yourself in the Lord;And He will give you the desires of your heart.
But the humble will inherit the landAnd will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.
I delight to do Your will, O my God;Your Law is within my heart.”
Let those be ashamed and humiliated togetherWho seek my life to destroy it;Let those be turned back and dishonoredWho delight in my hurt.
For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;You are not pleased with burnt offering.
Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices,In burnt offering and whole burnt offering;Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar.
They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;They delight in falsehood;They bless with their mouth,But inwardly they curse. Selah.
Rebuke the beasts in the reeds,The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,Trampling under foot the pieces of silver;He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.
Let those be ashamed and humiliatedWho seek my life;Let those be turned back and dishonoredWho delight in my hurt.
When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,Your consolations delight my soul.
He also loved cursing, so it came to him;And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.
Great are the works of the Lord;They are studied by all who delight in them.
I shall delight in Your statutes;I shall not forget Your word.
Your testimonies also are my delight;They are my counselors.
Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,For I delight in it.
Their heart is covered with fat,But I delight in Your law.
May Your compassion come to me that I may live,For Your law is my delight.
If Your law had not been my delight,Then I would have perished in my affliction.
Trouble and anguish have come upon me,Yet Your commandments are my delight.
I long for Your salvation, O Lord,And Your law is my delight.
He does not delight in the strength of the horse;He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man.