'Yes' in the Bible

Yes, this will result in my deliverance,for no godless person can appear before Him.

“But [the brave, strong] man must die and lie face down;Man breathes his last, and where is he?

Yes, you do away with fear, and hinder devotion before God.

“Your own mouth condemns you, and not I;Yes, your own lips testify against you.

Behold, he puts no trust in his holy ones. Yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight;

“I was [living] at ease, but He crushed me and broke me apart,And He has seized me by the neck and has shaken me to pieces;He has also set me up as His target.

Yes, the light of the wicked is extinguished;the flame of his fire does not glow.

“He flies away like a dream and cannot be found;Yes, he is chased away like a vision of the night.

“The arrow is drawn forth and it comes out of his back [after passing through his body];Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall.Terrors march in upon him;

"Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?

"Yes, I know what you are thinking, the schemes by which you would wrong me.

"Can a man be of use to God? Yes, can [the] wise be of use to him?

“He will even rescue the one [for whom you intercede] who is not innocent;And he will be rescued through the cleanness of your hands.”

They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone. Yes, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, and are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.

No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.

He establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.

Then He saw wisdom and declared it;He established it and searched it out.

“Indeed, how could the strength of their hands profit me?Vigor had perished from them.

{A senseless crowd}, yes, {a disreputable brood}, they were cast out from the land.

“And now I have become [the subject of] their taunting;Yes, I am a byword and a laughingstock to them.

Yes, I know that You will lead me to death—the place appointed for all who live.

Then let me plant and [let] another eat [from the results of my labor],And let my crops be uprooted and ruined.

For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges:

(yes, I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);

“I even paid close attention to [what] you [said],Indeed, not one of you convinced Job [nor could you refute him],Not one of you supplied [satisfactory] answers to his words.

I too will answer;yes, I will tell what I know.

For God speaks once, yes twice, though man pays no attention.

“Then his soul draws near to the pit [of destruction],And his life to those who bring death (the destroyers).

[Elihu comments,] “Behold, God does all these things twice, yes, three times, with a man,

Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

Yes, Job, his eyes constantly watch the behavior of human beings; he carefully observes their every step.

Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:

Yes, God is mighty, but He despises no one;He understands all things.

Yes, he would have allured you out of distress, into a broad place, where there is no restriction. That which is set on your table would be full of fatness.

Yes, [it is] wrath, so that it will not incite you into mockery; and do not let [the] ransom's greatness turn you aside.

"Yes, God is great -- beyond our knowledge! The number of his years is unsearchable.

Yes, can any understand the spreading of the clouds, and the thunderings of his pavilion?

"Yes, at this my heart trembles, and is moved out of its place.

Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning.

Who determined its measurement? Yes, you do know. Or who stretched [the] measuring line upon it?

I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further."

Yes, [the] mountains yield produce for it, and all {wild animals} play there.

Its heart is cast as stone; yes, it is cast as [the] lower millstone.

Rise up, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.

if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, if I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),

Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me;And let him trample my life to the groundAnd lay my honor in the dust. Selah.

God is a righteous judge,And a God who is indignant every day.

Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

All sheep and oxen,And also the beasts of the field,

Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.

You have seen it, for You have noted mischief and vexation (irritation) to take it into Your hand.The unfortunate commits himself to You;You are the helper of the fatherless.

The [boundary] lines [of the land] have fallen for me in pleasant places;Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.

I will praise the Lord who guides me; yes, during the night I reflect and learn.

Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices. Yes, my body will dwell in safety,

And He rode upon a cherub (storm) and flew;And He sped on the wings of the wind.

He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, great lightning bolts, and routed them.

He rescues me from my enemies;Yes, You lift me up above those who rise up against me;You deliver me from the man of violence.

The sun’s rising is from one end of the heavens,And its circuit to the other end of them;And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.

Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; those who obey them receive a rich reward.

Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

Yes, you are the one who brought me out from the womb and made me feel secure on my mother's breasts.

Yes, wild dogs surround me -- a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.

Save me from the lion's mouth! Yes, from the horns of the wild oxen, you have answered me.

Even though I walk through the [sunless] valley of the shadow of death,I fear no evil, for You are with me;Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.

Lift up your heads, O gates,And lift them up, ancient doors,That the King of glory may come in.

Indeed, none of those who [expectantly] wait for You will be ashamed;Those who turn away from what is right and deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed (humiliated, embarrassed).

And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy;I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

Wait for the Lord;Be strong and let your heart take courage;Yes, wait for the Lord.

The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;Yes, the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

The Lord sat as King at the flood;Yes, the Lord sits as King forever.

Yes, You are my rock and my fortress;For Your name’s sake You will lead me and guide me.

All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You,Who rescues the afflicted from him who is too strong for him [to resist alone],And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”

But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.

They open their mouth wide against me, claiming, "Yes! Yes! We saw him do it with our own eyes!"

Don't let them say in their hearts, "Yes! We got what we wanted." Don't let them say, "We have swallowed him up."

Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. Yes, let them say continually, "Yahweh be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!"

For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.

Yet he passed away, and lo, he was no more;I sought him, but he could not be found.

Yes, I am like a man who does not hear,And in whose mouth are no arguments.

Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins.

You, indeed, have made my days short in length,and my life span as nothing in Your sight.Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.Selah

“I delight to do Your will, O my God;Your law is within my heart.”

Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.

Then I will go to the altar of God,To God, my exceeding joy;With the lyre I will praise You, O God, my God!

Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.

“I would wander far away,I would lodge in the [peace of the] wilderness. Selah.

For You have rescued my soul from death,Yes, and my feet from stumbling,So that I may walk before GodIn the light of life.

Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious and merciful to me,For my soul finds shelter and safety in You,And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secureUntil destruction passes by.

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!

Then people will say,“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!There is a God who judges on earth!”

But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength;Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning,For You have been my strongholdAnd a refuge in the day of my distress.

From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak;Lead me to the rock that is higher than I [a rock that is too high to reach without Your help].

Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.

How blessed is the one you choose, the one you cause to live in your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, yes, even with the holiness of your Temple.

The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are covered with grain. They shout for joy; yes, they burst out in song! To the Director: A song. A Psalm.

But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God;Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.

the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks,At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place?Yes, the Lord will dwell there forever.

You have ascended on high, You have led away captive Your captives;You have received gifts among men,Even from the rebellious also, that the Lord God may dwell there.