then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
Parallel translations
- WEB then you shall delight yourself in Yahweh; and I will make you to ride on the high places of the earth; and I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father:” for Yahweh’s mouth has spoken it.
- KJV Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
- NKJV Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord; And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth, And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
- NASB Then you will take delight in the Lord, And I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; And I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father, For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
- NLT Then the Lord will be your delight. I will give you great honor and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
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Quick answer
Those who delight in the Lord will rejoice in Him and inherit the blessings promised to Jacob. Joy in God leads to His sure inheritance.
Overview
God promises that delighting in Him brings exalted joy and the heritage of Jacob, guaranteed by His own spoken word. The reward of Sabbath delight is fuller delight in the Lord Himself. This anticipates the believer's inheritance in Christ, in whom all God's promises are Yes and Amen, and who is Himself the supreme joy of His people.
Cross-references & the web
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- Deut 32:13He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
- Job 22:26Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
- Isa 33:16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
- Isa 1:19–20If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
- Hab 3:18–19yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
- Deut 33:29Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
- Ps 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- Isa 40:5And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
- Ps 36:8They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
- Mic 4:4And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.
- Ps 105:9–11the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
- Phil 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
- Jer 3:19Then I said, ‘How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations!’ I thought you would call Me ‘Father’ and never turn away from following Me.
- Matt 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- 1 Pet 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
- Job 27:10Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
- Ps 136:21and He gave their land as an inheritance, His loving devotion endures forever.
- Ps 135:12He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel.
- Ps 37:11But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
- Job 34:9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’
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