Parallel Verses
Amplified
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.
New American Standard Bible
He will
King James Version
For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
Holman Bible
For Yahweh takes pleasure in His people;
He adorns the humble with salvation.
International Standard Version
For the LORD is pleased with his people; he beautifies the afflicted with salvation.
A Conservative Version
For LORD takes pleasure in his people. He will beautify the meek with salvation.
American Standard Version
For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.
Bible in Basic English
For the Lord has pleasure in his people: he gives the poor in spirit a crown of salvation.
Darby Translation
For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people; he beautifieth the meek with salvation.
Julia Smith Translation
For Jehovah delighted in his people: he will adorn the humble in salvation.
King James 2000
For the LORD takes pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people; he glorifies [the] afflicted with salvation.
Modern King James verseion
For Jehovah takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the meek with salvation.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the LORD hath pleasure in his people, and helpeth the meek hearted.
NET Bible
For the Lord takes delight in his people; he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.
New Heart English Bible
For the LORD takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.
The Emphasized Bible
For Yahweh is taking pleasure in his people, He will beautify humbled ones with victory.
Webster
For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
World English Bible
For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.
Youngs Literal Translation
For Jehovah is pleased with His people, He beautifieth the humble with salvation.
Themes
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » To the meek
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Meekness
Meekness » General references to » Promises concerning
Meekness » They who are gifted with » Are beautified with salvation
Pleasure » Who the lord takes pleasure in
Salvation » Illustrated by » Clothing
Topics
Interlinear
Ratsah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 149:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To God For His Future Judgment
3
Let them praise His name with dancing;
Let them sing praises to Him with the tambourine and lyre.
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.
Let the godly ones exult in glory;
Let them sing for joy on their beds.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 35:27
Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication and want what is right for me;
Let them say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified, who delights and takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”
Psalm 132:16
“Her priests also I will clothe with salvation,
And her godly ones will shout aloud for joy.
Psalm 147:11
The Lord favors those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
Those who wait for His mercy and lovingkindness.
Psalm 22:8
“He trusted and committed himself to the Lord, let Him save him.
Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”
Psalm 90:17
And let the [gracious] favor of the Lord our God be on us;
Confirm for us the work of our hands—
Yes, confirm the work of our hands.
Psalm 117:2
For His lovingkindness prevails over us [and we triumph and overcome through Him],
And the truth of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Proverbs 11:20
The perverse in heart are repulsive and shamefully vile to the Lord,
But those who are blameless and above reproach in their walk are His delight!
Isaiah 61:1-3
Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me
To bring good news to the humble and afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted,
To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives
And freedom to prisoners,
Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the Lord,
My soul will exult in my God;
For He has clothed me with garments of salvation,
He has covered me with a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom puts on a
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 62:4-5
It will no longer be said of you [Judah], “Azubah (Abandoned),”
Nor will it any longer be said of your land, “Shemamah (Desolate)”;
But you will be called, “Hephzibah (My Delight is in Her),”
And your land, “
For the Lord delights in you,
And to Him your land will be married [owned and protected by the Lord].
Jeremiah 32:41
I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
Zephaniah 3:17
“The Lord your God is in your midst,
A Warrior who saves.
He will rejoice over you with joy;
He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins],
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
Hebrews 12:10
For our earthly fathers disciplined us for only a short time as seemed best to them; but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.
1 Peter 3:4
but let it be [the inner beauty of] the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality and unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit, [one that is calm and self-controlled, not overanxious, but serene and spiritually mature] which is very precious in the sight of God.
1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, you younger men [of lesser rank and experience], be subject to your elders [seek their counsel]; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another [tie on the servant’s apron], for God is opposed to the proud [the disdainful, the presumptuous, and He defeats them], but He gives grace to the humble.
Revelation 7:14
I said to him, “My lord, you know [the answer].” And he said to me, “These are the people who come out of the great tribulation (persecution), and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb [because of His atoning sacrifice].