Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Parallel translations
- KJV Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
- BSB Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- NKJV Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
- NASB Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart.
- NLT Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
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- John 15:7If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
- Ps 145:19He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
- John 15:16You didn’t choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
- Isa 58:14then 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.
- 1 Jn 5:14–15This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.
- Ps 21:1–2For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!
- Job 22:26For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and shall lift up your face to God.
- 1 Pet 1:8whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory —
- Ps 104:34Let my meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.
- Job 27:10Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?
- Ps 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.
- Song 2:3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.
- Job 34:9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.’
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