Psalms 147:11
But the Lord deliteth in them that feare him, and attende vpon his mercie.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
In Context
10He hath not pleasure in the strength of an horse, neither delighteth he in the legs of man.
12Prayse the Lord, O Ierusalem: prayse thy God, O Zion.
Cross References
Numbers 14:8If the Lord loue vs, he will bring vs into this land, and giue it vs, which is a land that floweth with milke and honie.
Psalms 33:22Let thy mercie, O Lord, be vpon vs, as we trust in thee.
Psalms 149:4For the Lord hath pleasure in his people: he will make the meeke glorious by deliuerance.
Proverbs 31:30Fauour is deceitfull, and beautie is vanitie: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praysed.
Zephaniah 3:17The Lord thy God in the middes of thee is mightie: hee will saue, hee will reioyce ouer thee with ioye: he will quiet himselfe in his loue: he will reioyce ouer thee with ioy.
1 Peter 1:13Wherefore, girde vp the Ioynes of your minde: bee sober, and trust perfectly on that grace that is brought vnto you, in the reuelation of Iesus Christ,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 147:2-12
A Call to Praise God; Reasons for Praise. 1 Praise ye the Lord : for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. 2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. 6 The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. 7… Read the whole commentary →