By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
Parallel translations
- WEB By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me.
- KJV By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
- NKJV By this I know that You are well pleased with me, Because my enemy does not triumph over me.
- NASB By this I know that You are pleased with me, Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
- NLT I know you are pleased with me, for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.
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Quick answer
David knows God delights in him because his enemy does not triumph. God's favor is evident in his preservation.
Overview
His confidence rests on the sign that his foes have not prevailed. This assurance flows from God's covenant delight in His servant. The believer likewise finds evidence of God's favor in His sustaining grace through trials.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Col 2:15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
- Ps 124:6Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
- Ps 147:11The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
- Ps 25:2in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
- Jer 20:13Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of evildoers.
- Ps 86:17Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
- Ps 31:8You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.
- Ps 13:4lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall.
- Ps 35:25Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
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