108 Bible verses about Delighting in the Lord

Psalm 37:4 says, "Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." Think about what it really means to delight in something. It's about experiencing deep happiness and satisfaction in what brings you true joy. And the Bible teaches us that true joy is only found in God.

When you delight in God, it puts everything else into perspective. Your worries and struggles become smaller because you recognize that He's ultimately in control. It strengthens your relationship with Him, draws you closer to His presence, and helps you trust His promises completely.

Delighting in God also cultivates an attitude of gratitude. You start to see all the good things in your life as blessings from His love and care. It doesn't mean ignoring your responsibilities or pretending challenges don't exist. Instead, it's about finding the strength and wisdom in Him to face them with confidence and a positive outlook.

Truly, delighting in God leads to a full and meaningful life. It's where you'll find genuine satisfaction and discover the purpose He has for you. So, in the midst of all the demands and distractions of this world, remember that only in God will you find the delight your heart truly longs for.

I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.

“He trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart.”

But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.

Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who delights greatly in His commandments.

And Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; My horn is exalted in the Lord. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.

Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple.

And they took strong cities and a rich land, And possessed houses full of all goods, Cisterns already dug, vineyards, olive groves, And fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and grew fat, And delighted themselves in Your great goodness.

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord; And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth, And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it.

I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

For then you will have your delight in the Almighty, And lift up your face to God.

Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction.

In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.

He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance.

Thus says the Lord to this people: “Thus they have loved to wander; They have not restrained their feet. Therefore the Lord does not accept them; He will remember their iniquity now, And punish their sins.”

Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him,Rejoicing in His inhabited world, And my delight was with the sons of men.

Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy.

And I will delight myself in Your commandments, Which I love.

Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way.

whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,

“These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.

You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.

For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands.

Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.

For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.

The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”

I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches.

Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ ”Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation.

Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name.

I rejoice at Your word As one who finds great treasure.

And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe.

I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, For You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities,

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.

Honor and majesty are before Him; Strength and gladness are in His place.

For You have made him most blessed forever; You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.

Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O Lord, we have waited for You; The desire of our soul is for Your name And for the remembrance of You.

As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.

Rejoice always,pray without ceasing,in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; It shall rejoice in His salvation.

For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”

Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted.

and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Your testimonies also are my delight And my counselors.

May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord.

How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.

That I may see the benefit of Your chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, That I may glory with Your inheritance.

rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him.

Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed.

And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.

Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, Yet Your commandments are my delights.

Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!

The Lord reigns; Let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad!

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Their heart is as fat as grease, But I delight in Your law.

A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing, And her people a joy.I will rejoice in Jerusalem, And joy in My people; The voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her, Nor the voice of crying.

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy in Your presence.’

For the Lord will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places; He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the Lord; Joy and gladness will be found in it, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.

They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.

And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith,

He who heeds the word wisely will find good, And whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.

The Lord has done great things for us, And we are glad.

Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God.

Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your law is my delight.

I long for Your salvation, O Lord, And Your law is my delight.

But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.

You have multiplied the nation And increased its joy; They rejoice before You According to the joy of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding;

Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!

Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord, For great is the glory of the Lord.

The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.

Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple.

Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.For forty years I was grieved with that generation, And said, ‘It is a people who go astray in their hearts, And they do not know My ways.’So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.

Yes, and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.For the same reason you also be glad and rejoice with me.

Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!

My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.

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