Topic
Happiness of Saints in This Life
32 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 They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently.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.
- Deuteronomy 33:29Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Salvation
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
- Job 5:17Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Divine chastening
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
- Psalms 36:8Torrey Is abundant and satisfying
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
- Psalms 40:8Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Obedience to God
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
- Psalms 63:5Torrey Is abundant and satisfying
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
- Psalms 73:25Torrey Is in God
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
- Psalms 73:26Torrey Is in God
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
- Psalms 128:1Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Fear of God
Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
- Psalms 128:2Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Fear of God
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
- Psalms 133:1Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Their mutual love
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
- Psalms 135:3Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Praising God
Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
- Psalms 144:15Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — God being their Lord
Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.
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- Psalms 146:5 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Hope in the Lord
- Proverbs 3:13 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Finding wisdom
- Proverbs 3:17 Torrey Only found in the ways of wisdom
- Proverbs 3:18 Torrey Only found in the ways of wisdom
- Proverbs 14:21 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Having mercy on the poor
- Proverbs 16:20 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Trust in God
- Proverbs 28:14 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Fear of God
- Isaiah 12:2 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Salvation
- Isaiah 12:3 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Salvation
- Matthew 5:3–12 Torrey Described by Christ in the beatitudes
- John 13:17 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Obedience to God
- John 17:13 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — The words of Christ
- Romans 5:2 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Hope of glory
- 2 Corinthians 12:10 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Suffering for Christ
- Philippians 4:6 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Trust in God
- Philippians 4:7 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Trust in God
- James 5:11 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Divine chastening
- 1 Peter 3:14 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Suffering for Christ
- 1 Peter 4:13 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Suffering for Christ
- 1 Peter 4:14 Torrey IS DERIVED FROM — Suffering for Christ
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 33 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Is in God Ps 73:25,26
- Only found in the ways of wisdom Pr 3:17,18
- Described by Christ in the beatitudes Mt 5:3-12
- IS DERIVED FROM
- Fear of God Ps 128:1,2; Pr 28:14
- Trust in God Pr 16:20; Php 4:6,7
- The words of Christ Joh 17:13
- Obedience to God Ps 40:8; Joh 13:17
- Salvation De 33:29; Isa 12:2,3
- Hope in the Lord Ps 146:5
- Hope of glory Ro 5:2
- God being their Lord Ps 144:15
- God being their help Ps 146:5
- Praising God Ps 135:3
- Their mutual love Ps 133:1
- Divine chastening Job 5:17; Jas 5:11
- Suffering for Christ 2Co 12:10; 1Pe 3:14; 4:13,14
- Having mercy on the poor Pr 14:21
- Finding wisdom Pr 3:13
- Is abundant and satisfying Ps 36:8; 63:5
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.