1Ki 10:9, Psa 18:19, 22:8, Isa 42:1, 62:4 | ESV | STEP | Blessed be the Lord your God , who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel ! Because the Lord loved Israel forever , he has made you king , that you may execute justice and righteousness .

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1 Kings 10:9

9 ^aBlessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! ^bBecause the Lord loved Israel forever, he has made you king, ^cthat you may execute justice and righteousness.”

Psalms 18:19

19 He brought me out into ^da broad place;
he rescued me, because he ^edelighted in me.

Psalms 22:8

8 ^f“He trusts in the Lord; let him ^gdeliver him;
let him rescue him, for he ^hdelights in him!”

Isaiah 42:1

The Lord’s Chosen Servant

1 ⁱBehold ^jmy servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, ^kin whom my soul delights;
^lI have put my Spirit upon him;
^mhe will bring forth justice to the nations.

Isaiah 62:4

4 ⁿYou shall no more be termed ^oForsaken, ^{▼▼Hebrew Azubah}
and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, ^{▼▼Hebrew Shemamah}
^rbut you shall be called ^sMy Delight Is in Her, ^{▼▼Hebrew Hephzibah}
and your land Married; ^{▼▼Hebrew Beulah}
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be married.