'Favor' in the Bible

The Lord delivers; you show favor to your people. (Selah)

Realize that the Lord shows the godly special favor; the Lord responds when I cry out to him.

Many are saying, “Who can show us anything good?”Look on us with favor, Lord.

For You, Lord, bless the righteous one;You surround him with favor like a shield.

Certainly the Lord is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.

Such purity characterizes the people who seek his favor, Jacob's descendants, who pray to him. (Selah)

Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts! Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O Lord!

They experience his favor; their descendants inherit the land.

Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience the Lord's favor in the land of the living?

For His anger lasts only a moment,but His favor, a lifetime.Weeping may spend the night,but there is joy in the morning.

Lord, when You showed Your favor,You made me stand like a strong mountain;when You hid Your face, I was terrified.

Lord, I called to You;I sought favor from my Lord:

Show Your favor to Your servant;save me by Your faithful love.

How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.

Blessed be the Lord,For He has shown His marvelous favor and lovingkindness to me [when I was assailed] in a besieged city.

Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication;And let them say continually, “The Lord be magnified,Who delights in the prosperity of His servant.”

By this I know that You favor and delight in me,Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.

For by their own sword they did not possess the land,And their own arm did not save them,But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence,For You favored them.

The daughter of Tyre, the wealthy people,will seek your favor with gifts.

Show favor to Zion in your good pleasure; and rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.May God be gracious to us and bless us;look on us with favorSelah

But as for me, Lord,my prayer to You is for a time of favor.In Your abundant, faithful love, God,answer me with Your sure salvation.

“Will the Lord reject foreverand never again show favor?

When he struck them down, they sought his favor; they turned back and longed for God.

Restore us, God;look on us with favor,and we will be saved.

Restore us, God of Hosts;look on us with favor, and we will be saved.

Restore us, Yahweh, the God of Hosts;look on us with favor, and we will be saved.

"How long will you judge partially by showing favor on the wicked? Interlude

God, look at our shield, and show favor to your anointed,

For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD grants grace and favor; the LORD will not withhold any good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.Lord, You showed favor to Your land;You restored Jacob’s prosperity.

Show me evidence of your favor! Then those who hate me will see it and be ashamed, for you, O Lord, will help me and comfort me.

How blessed are the people who worship you! O Lord, they experience your favor.

For You are their magnificent strength;by Your favor our horn is exalted.

Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us;establish for us the work of our hands—establish the work of our hands!

Light is sown [like seed] for the righteous and illuminates their path,And [irrepressible] joy [is spread] for the upright in heart [who delight in His favor and protection].

My eyes favor the faithful of the landso that they may sit down with me.The one who follows the way of integritymay serve me.

You will rise up and have compassion on Zion,for it is time to show favor to her—the appointed time has come.

For Your servants take delight in its stonesand favor its dust.

When you withdraw your favor, they are disappointed; Take away their breath, and they die and return to dust.

Remember me, Lord,when You show favor to Your people.Come to me with Your salvation

May no one extend gracious love to him, or show favor to his fatherless children.

I have sought Your favor with all my heart;be gracious to me according to Your promise.

Turn to me and be gracious to me and show me favor,As is Your way to those who love Your name.

Show favor to Your servant,and teach me Your statutes.

I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they are in favor of war. A Song of Ascents

Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand,like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand,so our eyes are on the Lord our Goduntil He shows us favor.

Show us favor, Lord, show us favor,for we’ve had more than enough contempt.

LORD, remember in David's favor all of his troubles;

For the Lord will judge His peopleAnd He will have compassion on His servants [revealing His mercy].

I cry out with my voice to Yahweh; I implore favor with my voice to Yahweh.

You open Your handAnd satisfy the desire of every living thing.