Joy of God Over His People, The

The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.

• Numbers 14:8Torrey LEADS TO HIM — Give them the inheritance

  If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.

• Deuteronomy 28:63Torrey LEADS TO HIM — Do them good

  And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.

• Deuteronomy 30:9Torrey LEADS TO HIM — Prosper them

  And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:

• 2 Samuel 22:20Torrey LEADS TO HIM — Deliver them

  He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

• 1 Kings 10:9Torrey Exemplified — Solomon

  Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

• 1 Chronicles 29:17Torrey ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR — Uprightness

  I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly…

• Psalms 147:11Torrey ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR — Fear of him

  The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

• Psalms 149:4Torrey ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR — Meekness

  For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

• Proverbs 11:20Torrey ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR — Uprightness

  They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

• Proverbs 15:8Torrey ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR — Praying to him

  The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

• Isaiah 62:5Torrey Illustrated

  ¶ For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

• Isaiah 65:19Torrey LEADS TO HIM — Comfort them

  And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.