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 in thy statutes; I will not forget thy word.

Thy words were found, and I ate them, and thy words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I am called by thy name, O Lord, God of hosts.

“He committed his cause to the Lord; let him deliver him, let him rescue him, for he delights in him!”

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.

Thou dost show me the path of life; in thy presence there is fulness of joy, in thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall exult 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 a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

I delight to do thy will, O my God; thy law is within my heart.”

but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!

Hannah also prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in thy salvation.

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

One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after; 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 captured fortified cities and a rich land, and took possession of houses full of all good things, cisterns hewn out, vineyards, olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance; so they ate, and were filled and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

O taste and see that the Lord is good! Happy is the man who takes refuge in him!

then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Lead me in the path of thy commandments, for I delight in it.

I will be glad and exult in thee, I will sing praise to thy name, O Most High.

then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and lift up your face to God.

If thy law had not been my delight, I should have perished in my affliction.

When the cares of my heart are many, thy consolations cheer my soul.

His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man;

Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in fatness.

Thus says the Lord concerning this people: “They have loved to wander thus, they have not restrained their feet; therefore the Lord does not accept them now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.”

then I was beside him, like a master workman; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always,rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the sons of men.

Who is a God like thee, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger for ever because he delights in steadfast love.

for I find my delight in thy commandments, which I love.

Thy testimonies are my heritage for ever; yea, they are the joy of my heart.

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

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

The steps of a man are from the Lord, and he establishes him in whose way he delights;

Without having seen him you love him; though you do not now see him you believe in him and rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy.

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

Thou art my hiding place and my shield; I hope in thy word.

For thou, O Lord, hast made me glad by thy work; at the works of thy hands I sing for joy.

Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!

For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with victory.

The Lord your God is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing

In the way of thy testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.

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

This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

My soul is feasted as with marrow and fat, and my mouth praises thee with joyful lips,when I think of thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the watches of the night;

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”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.

Yea, our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.

I rejoice at thy word like one who finds great spoil.

Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received our reconciliation.

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is not irksome to me, and is safe for you.

I will rejoice and be glad for thy steadfast love, because thou hast seen my affliction, thou hast taken heed of my adversities,

Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!

Honor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his place.

Yea, thou dost make him most blessed for ever; thou dost make him glad with the joy of thy presence.

In the path of thy judgments, O Lord, we wait for thee; thy memorial name is the desire of our soul.

As a hart longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for thee, O God.

Rejoice always,pray constantly,give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Then my soul shall rejoice in the Lord, exulting in his deliverance.

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. 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 rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance,who exult in thy name all the day, and extol thy righteousness.

And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Thy testimonies are my delight, they are my counselors.

May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.

How sweet are thy words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

My soul keeps thy testimonies; I love them exceedingly.

that I may see the prosperity of thy chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thy heritage.

Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

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

The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.

Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

For he satisfies him who is thirsty, and the hungry he fills with good things.

My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to thee; my soul also, which thou hast rescued.

And we are writing this that our joy may be complete.

Trouble and anguish have come upon me, but thy commandments are my delight.

Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Happy the people to whom such blessings fall! Happy the people whose God is the Lord!

The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad!

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

their heart is gross like fat, but I delight in thy law.

A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

But be glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and be glad in my people; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress.

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou wilt make me full of gladness with thy presence.’

For the Lord will comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places, and will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.

They feast on the abundance of thy house, and thou givest them drink from the river of thy delights.

Convinced of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,

He who gives heed to the word will prosper, and happy is he who trusts in the Lord.

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

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy; and I will praise thee with the lyre, O God, my God.

Let thy mercy come to me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight.

I long for thy salvation, O Lord, and thy law is my delight.

But the meek shall possess the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

Because thy steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise thee.

Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased its joy; they rejoice before thee as with joy at the harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding,

Satisfy us in the morning with thy steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

for thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings I sing for joy.

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit;

and they shall sing of the ways of the Lord, for great is the glory of the Lord.

The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Blessed is he whom thou dost choose and bring near, to dwell in thy courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, thy holy temple!

O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!For forty years I loathed that generation and said, “They are a people who err in heart, and they do not regard my ways.”Therefore I swore in my anger that they should not enter my rest.Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

Even if I am to be poured as a libation upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me.

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

My soul longs, yea, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.

Great peace have those who love thy law; nothing can make them stumble.

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.

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