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Psalms 147:11

147:10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

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Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.

The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

The LORD takes pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

147:12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

What does Psalms 147:11 mean?

Psalms 147:11 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), רָצָה (râtsâh), יָרֵא (yârêʼ).

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The
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
taketh
pleasureרָצָהrâtsâh/raw-tsaw'/H7521to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy adebt
in
them
that
fearיָרֵאyârêʼ/yaw-ray'/H3373fearing; morally, reverent
him,
in
those
that
hopeיָחַלyâchal/yaw-chal'/H3176to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope
in
his
mercy.חֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

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Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

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What does Psalms 147:11 say?

Psalms 147:11 (King James Version) reads: "The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy."

Is Psalms 147:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 147:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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