Topic
Delighting in God
15 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Nehemiah 9:25Torrey SAINTS' EXPERIENCE IN — The goodness of God
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
- Job 22:21Torrey Reconciliation leads to
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
- Job 22:26Torrey Reconciliation leads to
For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
- Job 27:10Torrey HYPOCRITES — In heart despise
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
- Psalms 1:1Torrey SAINTS' EXPERIENCE IN — The law of God
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
- Psalms 37:4Torrey Commanded
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
- Psalms 94:19Torrey SAINTS' EXPERIENCE IN — The comforts of God
In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
- Psalms 112:1Torrey HYPOCRITES — Blessedness
Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
- Psalms 119:24Torrey SAINTS' EXPERIENCE IN — The law of God
Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
- Psalms 119:35Torrey SAINTS' EXPERIENCE IN — The law of God
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
- Song of Songs 2:3Torrey SAINTS' EXPERIENCE IN — Communion with God
As 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, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
- Isaiah 58:2Torrey HYPOCRITES — Pretend to
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
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- Isaiah 58:13 Torrey Observing the sabbath leads to
- Isaiah 58:14 Torrey Observing the sabbath leads to
- Jeremiah 6:10 Torrey HYPOCRITES — In heart despise
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Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.