Psalms 16:3

David delights in the saints, the godly people of the land. It matters because love for God overflows into love for his people.

Cross-references · 19

• Prov 13:20One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
• Prov 12:26A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
• Heb 6:10For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.
• 2 Chr 6:41“Now therefore arise, Yahweh God, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength. Let your priests, Yahweh God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints rejoice in goodness.
• Mal 3:17They shall be mine,” says Yahweh of Armies, “my own possession in the day that I make, and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.
• Acts 9:13But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.
• Eph 5:25–27Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;
• Ps 30:4Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.
• Ps 101:6My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.
• Prov 8:31Rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men.
• Ps 116:15Precious in Yahweh’s sight is the death of his saints.
• 1 Jn 3:14–17We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.
• Song 4:1–7Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are doves behind your veil. Your hair is as a flock of goats, that descend from Mount Gilead.
• Isa 62:4You will not be called Forsaken any more; nor will your land be called Desolate any more: but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for Yahweh delights in you, and your land will be married.
• Ps 119:63I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.
• Titus 3:8This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;
• Gal 6:10So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.
• Eph 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:
• Song 7:10I am my beloved’s. His desire is toward me.

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