Psalms 149:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For the LORD takes delight in his people; he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 132:16 : 16 I will protect her priests, and her godly people will shout exuberantly.
  • Ps 147:11 : 11 The LORD takes delight in his faithful followers, and in those who wait for his loyal love.
  • Ps 35:27 : 27 May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! May they continually say,“May the LORD be praised, for he wants his servant to be secure.”
  • Ps 90:17 : 17 May our sovereign God extend his favor to us! Make our endeavors successful! Yes, make them successful!
  • Ps 117:2 : 2 For his loyal love towers over us, and the LORD’s faithfulness endures. Praise the LORD!
  • Ps 22:8 : 8 They say,“Commit yourself to the LORD! Let the LORD rescue him! Let the LORD deliver him, for he delights in him.”
  • Prov 11:20 : 20 The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.
  • Isa 61:1-3 : 1 The Lord Will Rejuvenate His People The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, because the LORD has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners, 2 to announce the year when the LORD will show his favor, the day when our God will seek vengeance, to console all who mourn, 3 to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the LORD to reveal his splendor.
  • Isa 61:10 : 10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.
  • Isa 62:4-5 : 4 You will no longer be called,“Abandoned,” and your land will no longer be called“Desolate.” Indeed, you will be called“My Delight is in Her,” and your land“Married.” For the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be married to him. 5 As a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over a bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
  • Jer 32:41 : 41 I will take delight in doing good to them. I will faithfully and wholeheartedly plant them firmly in the land.’
  • Zeph 3:17 : 17 The LORD your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you.”
  • Heb 12:10 : 10 For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness.
  • 1 Pet 3:4 : 4 but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
  • 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
  • Rev 7:14 : 14 So I said to him,“My lord, you know the answer.” Then he said to me,“These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 147:10-11
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    10He is not enamored with the strength of a horse, nor is he impressed by the warrior’s strong legs.

    11The LORD takes delight in his faithful followers, and in those who wait for his loyal love.

  • Ps 34:2
    76%

    2I will boast in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice!

  • Ps 149:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2Let Israel rejoice in their Creator! Let the people of Zion delight in their King!

    3Let them praise his name with dancing! Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp!

  • Ps 149:5
    75%

    5Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication! Let them shout for joy upon their beds!

  • Ps 21:1
    75%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide.

  • Isa 29:19
    74%

    19The downtrodden will again rejoice in the LORD; the poor among humankind will take delight in the Holy One of Israel.

  • Ps 147:6
    74%

    6The LORD lifts up the oppressed, but knocks the wicked to the ground.

  • Ps 35:9
    73%

    9Then I will rejoice in the LORD and be happy because of his deliverance.

  • Ps 40:16
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    16May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually,“May the LORD be praised!”

  • Isa 61:10
    73%

    10I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.

  • Ps 147:1
    73%

    1Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God! Yes, praise is pleasant and appropriate!

  • Ps 70:4
    72%

    4May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually,“May God be praised!”

  • Ps 69:31-32
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    72%

    31That will please the LORD more than an ox or a bull with horns and hooves.

    32The oppressed look on– let them rejoice! You who seek God, may you be encouraged!

  • Zeph 3:17
    72%

    17The LORD your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you.”

  • Ps 148:14
    72%

    14He has made his people victorious, and given all his loyal followers reason to praise– the Israelites, the people who are close to him. Praise the LORD!

  • Ps 37:11
    72%

    11But the oppressed will possess the land and enjoy great prosperity.

  • Ps 16:3
    72%

    3As for God’s chosen people who are in the land, and the leading officials I admired so much–

  • Ps 3:8
    72%

    8The LORD delivers; you show favor to your people.(Selah)

  • Ps 85:9
    71%

    9Certainly his loyal followers will soon experience his deliverance; then his splendor will again appear in our land.

  • Ps 21:5-6
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    71%

    5Your deliverance brings him great honor; you give him majestic splendor.

    6For you grant him lasting blessings; you give him great joy by allowing him into your presence.

  • Ps 132:16
    71%

    16I will protect her priests, and her godly people will shout exuberantly.

  • Ps 9:14
    71%

    14Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance.”

  • Ps 22:26
    71%

    26Let the oppressed eat and be filled! Let those who seek his help praise the LORD! May you live forever!

  • Ps 89:15
    71%

    15How blessed are the people who worship you! O LORD, they experience your favor.

  • Ps 33:1
    71%

    1You godly ones, shout for joy because of the LORD! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.

  • Ps 35:27
    71%

    27May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! May they continually say,“May the LORD be praised, for he wants his servant to be secure.”

  • Ps 144:15
    71%

    15How blessed are the people who experience these things! How blessed are the people whose God is the LORD!

  • Ps 104:34
    70%

    34May my thoughts be pleasing to him! I will rejoice in the LORD.

  • Ps 24:5
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    5Such godly people are rewarded by the LORD, and vindicated by the God who delivers them.

  • Isa 49:13
    70%

    13Shout for joy, O sky! Rejoice, O earth! Let the mountains give a joyful shout! For the LORD consoles his people and shows compassion to the oppressed.

  • Isa 42:21
    70%

    21The LORD wanted to exhibit his justice by magnifying his law and displaying it.

  • Ps 89:17
    70%

    17For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious.

  • Ps 37:4
    70%

    4Then you will take delight in the LORD, and he will answer your prayers.

  • Ps 64:10
    70%

    10The godly will rejoice in the LORD and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.

  • Ps 76:9
    70%

    9when God arose to execute judgment, and to deliver all the oppressed of the earth.(Selah)

  • Ps 29:11
    70%

    11The LORD gives his people strength; the LORD grants his people security.

  • Ps 92:4
    70%

    4For you, O LORD, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what you have done.

  • Ps 14:7
    69%

    7I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores the well-being of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be happy!

  • Ps 102:14
    69%

    14Indeed, your servants take delight in her stones, and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins.

  • Ps 106:4-5
    2 verses
    69%

    4Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people! Pay attention to me, when you deliver,

    5so I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice along with your nation, and boast along with the people who belong to you.

  • Ps 28:9
    69%

    9Deliver your people! Empower the nation that belongs to you! Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms at all times!

  • Ps 18:27
    69%

    27For you deliver oppressed people, but you bring down those who have a proud look.

  • Ps 135:3
    69%

    3Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good! Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant!

  • 1 Chr 16:27
    69%

    27Majestic splendor emanates from him, he is the source of strength and joy.

  • Ps 25:9
    69%

    9May he show the humble what is right! May he teach the humble his way!