God Delights In His People.

Similar to last week's post, do you know that God delights in His people, in you and in me?

Delights:
Takes pleasure or joy in (Dictionary.com, n. d.)

Deuteronomy 30:9
Then the Lord your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land. The Lord will again delight in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your ancestors.

1 Kings 10:9
"Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness."

Psalm 147:11
The Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

Psalm 149:4
For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.

Proverbs 11:20
The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

Proverbs 12:22
The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.

Isaiah 62:4
No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the Lord will take delight in you, and your land will be married.

Jeremiah 31:20
"Is not Ephraim my dear son, the child in whom I delight? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him," declares the Lord.

Micah 7:18
Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.

Zephaniah 3:17
"The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing."

Reference:
Delight. (n. d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged. Retrieved from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/delight.