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- "So¹ shall my wordª be¹ that¹ goeth forthª° out of my mouth:ª¹ it shall not¹ returnª° unto¹ me void,ª but¹¹ it shall accomplishª°¹ that which¹ I please,ª° and it shall prosperª° [in the thing] whereto¹ I sentª° it. ... Instead¹ of the thornª shall come upª° the fir tree,ª and instead¹ of the brierª shall come upª° the myrtle tree:ª and it shall be¹ to the LORDª for a name,ª for an everlastingª signª [that] shall not¹ be cut off.ª°" {Isa 55:11-13} + "Thou shalt also be¹ a crownª of gloryª in the handª of the LORD,ª and a royalª diademª° in the handª of thy God.ª ... For¹ [as] a young manª marriethª° a virgin,ª [so] shall thy sonsª marryª° thee: and [as] the bridegroomª rejoicethª over¹ the bride,ª [so] shall thy Godª rejoiceª° over¹ thee." {Isa 62:3-5} + "In his daysª shall the righteousª flourish;ª° and abundanceª of peaceª so long¹ as the moonª endureth.¹" {Psa 72:7} + "Mercyª and truthª are met together;ª° righteousnessª and peaceª have kissedª° [each other]. ... Yea,¹ the LORDª shall giveª° [that which is] good;ª and our landª shall yieldª° her increase.ª" {Psa 85:10-12} + "The LORDª taketh pleasure²° in¹¹ them that fearª him, in¹ those that hopeª° in his mercy.ª" {Psa 147:11} + "For¹ the LORDª taketh pleasureª° in his people:ª he will beautifyª° the meekª with salvation.ª" {Psa 149:4} + "Yea, I will rejoiceª° over¹ them to do them good,ª°¹ and I will plantª° them in this¹ landª assuredlyª with my whole¹ heartª and with my whole¹ soul.ª" {Jer 32:41} + "Sayª° unto¹ them, [As] I¹ live,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª I have no pleasureª°¹ in the deathª of the wicked;ª but¹¹ that the wickedª turnª° from his wayª¹ and live:ª° turnª° ye, turnª° ye from your evilª ways;ª¹ for why¹ will ye die,ª° O houseª of Israel?ª" {Ezk 33:11} + "Who¹ [is] a Godª like unto thee,¹ that pardonethª° iniquity,ª and passeth byª°¹ the transgressionª of the remnantª of his heritage?ª he retainethª° not¹ his angerª for ever,ª because¹ he¹ delightethª° [in] mercy.ª" {Mic 7:18} + "The LORDª thy Godª in the midstª of thee [is] mighty;ª he will save,ª° he will rejoiceª° over¹ thee with joy;ª he will restª° in his love,ª he will joyª° over¹ thee with singing.ª" {Zph 3:17} + "Andª when he hath foundª° [it], he layethª° [it] onª hisª shoulders,ª rejoicing.ª° ... I sayª° unto you,ª thatª likewiseª joyª shall beª° inª heavenª overª oneª sinnerª that repenteth,ª° more thanª overª ninety and nineª just persons,ª whichª needªª° noª repentance.ª" {Lke 15:5-7} + "Andª bring hitherª° the¹ fattedª calf,ª and killª° [it]; andª let us eat,ª° and be merry:ª° ... Forª thisª myª sonª wasª° dead,ª andª is alive again;ª°² he wasª° lost,ª° andª is found.ª° Andª they beganª° to be merry.ª°" {Lke 15:23-24} + "Allª thatª the¹ Fatherª givethª° meª shall comeª° toª me;ª andª him that comethª° toª meª I will²° in no wiseª castª° out.ª ... Andª thisª isª° the¹ willª of him that sentª° me,ª thatª every oneª which² seethª° the¹ Son,ª andª believethª° onª him,ª may haveª° everlastingª life:ª andª Iª will raise²° him² upª°¹ at the¹ lastª day.ª" {Jhn 6:37-40} + "Having predestinatedª° usª untoª the adoption of childrenª byª Jesusª Christª toª himself,²¹ accordingª to the¹ good pleasureª of his²¹ will,ª" {Eph 1:5} + "Having made knownª° unto usª the¹ mysteryª of his²¹ will,ª according¹ to² his²¹ good pleasureª whichª he hath purposedª° inª himself:²¹" {Eph 1:9} + "Whereforeªª alsoª we prayª° alwaysª forª you,ª thatª ourª Godª would count²° you² worthyª°¹ of [this] calling,ª andª fulfilª° allª the good pleasureª of [his] goodness,ª andª the workª of faithª withª power:ª" {2Th 1:11}
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