But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, “Great is the Lord!”
Let those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad and say evermore, “Great is the Lord, who delights in the welfare of his servant!”
But the righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy!
And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled.
My eyes long for your salvation and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—
Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord! May your hearts live forever!
And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be put to shame; behold, my servants shall sing for gladness of heart, but you shall cry out for pain of heart and shall wail for breaking of spirit.
I hope for your salvation, O Lord, and I do your commandments. My soul keeps your testimonies; I love them exceedingly.
Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
My soul longs for your salvation; I hope in your word.
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