Psalm 149:4

Bible in Basic English 1965

For the Lord has pleasure in his people: he gives the poor in spirit a crown of salvation.

Cross References

Psalm 117:2

For great is his mercy to us, and his faith is unchanging for ever. Praise be to the Lord.

Psalm 132:16

Her priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy.

Psalm 147:11

The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.

Psalm 22:8

He put his faith in the Lord; let the Lord be his saviour now: let the Lord be his saviour, because he had delight in him.

Psalm 35:27

Let those who are on my side give cries of joy; let them ever say, The Lord be praised, for he has pleasure in the peace of his servant.

Psalm 90:17

Let the pleasure of the Lord our God be on us: O Lord, give strength to the work of our hands.

Proverbs 11:20

The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

Song of Solomon 1:11

We will make you chains of gold with ornaments of silver.

Isaiah 61:10

I will be full of joy in the Lord, my soul will be glad in my God; for he has put on me the clothing of salvation, covering me with the robe of righteousness, as the husband puts on a fair head-dress, and the bride makes herself beautiful with jewels.

Jeremiah 32:41

And truly, I will take pleasure in doing them good, and all my heart and soul will be given to planting them in this land in good faith.

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is among you, as a strong saviour: he will be glad over you with joy, he will make his love new again, he will make a song of joy over you as in the time of a holy feast.

Hebrews 12:10

For they truly gave us punishment for a short time, as it seemed good to them; but he does it for our profit, so that we may become holy as he is.

1 Peter 3:4

But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.

1 Peter 5:5

And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low.

Revelation 7:14

And I said to him, My lord, you have knowledge. And he said to me, These are they who came through the great testing, and their robes have been washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.