Psalms 147:11

Psalms 147:11
The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.

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Genesis 22:12
And he said, Let not your hand be stretched out against the boy to do anything to him; for now I am certain that the fear of God is in your heart, because you have not kept back your son, your only son, from me.

Psalms 31:19
O how great is your grace, which you have put in store for your worshippers, and which you have made clear to those who had faith in you, before the sons of men!

Psalms 85:9
Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land.

Psalms 111:10
The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

Psalms 145:19
To his worshippers, he will give their desire; their cry comes to his ears, and he gives them salvation.

Ecclesiastes 8:12
Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life is long, I am certain that it will be well for those who go in fear of God and are in fear before him.

Malachi 1:10
If only there was one among you who would see that the doors were shut, so that you might not put a light to the fire on my altar for nothing! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of armies, and I will not take an offering from your hands.

Malachi 3:17
And they will be mine, says the Lord, in the day when I make them my special property; and I will have mercy on them as a man has mercy on his son who is his servant.

Acts 10:35
But in every nation, the man who has fear of him and does righteousness is pleasing to him.

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1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.

Psalms 35:27
Let those who are on my side give cries of joy; let them ever say, The Lord be praised, for he has pleasure in the peace of his servant.

Proverbs 31:30
Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.

1 Peter 3:4
But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.

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1 Chronicles 5:20
And they were helped against them, so that the Hagarites, and those with them, were given into their power. For they sent up prayers to God in the fight, and he gave ear to them, because they put their faith in him.

Psalms 34:22
The Lord will be the saviour of the souls of his servants, and no one who has faith in him will be put to shame.

Psalms 84:12
O Lord of armies, happy is the man whose hope is in you.

Psalms 146:5
Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

Ephesians 1:12
So that his glory might have praise through us who first had hope in Christ:

1 Peter 1:21
Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

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Psalms 20:7
Some put their faith in carriages and some in horses; but we will be strong in the name of the Lord our God.

Psalms 33:17
A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.

Ecclesiastes 9:11
And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.

Amos 2:14
And flight will be impossible for the quick-footed, and the force of the strong will become feeble, and the man of war will not get away safely:

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Jeremiah 32:39
And I will give them one heart and one way, so that they may go on in the worship of me for ever, for their good and the good of their children after them:

Jeremiah 32:40
And I will make an eternal agreement with them, that I will never give them up, but ever do them good; and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, so that they will not go away from me.

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Micah 7:18
Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.

Luke 15:5
And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy.

Luke 15:6
And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.

Luke 15:23
And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad.

Luke 15:24
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.

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