1. And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the tat of rams.
2. Behold, I will send my messenger; and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord., whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in.
3. Behold my Servant, whom I uphold, mine Elect, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my spirit upon Him; He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
4. Let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto Me; hear, and your soul shall live.
5. Thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah, for the Lord delighteth in thee: and thy land shall be married.
6. Ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.
7. The meek shall inherit the earth, and delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
8. I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him.
9. I will delight myself in Thy statutes. I will not forget Thy Word.
10. In the multitude of my thoughts within me — thy comforts delight my soul.
11. He brought me into a large place He delivered me, because He delighted in Me.
12. I delight to do Thy will, O my God.: yea, Thy law is within my heart.
13. He retaineth not His anger forever, because He delighteth in mercy.
14. A fool path no delight in understanding.
15. My delight was with the sons of men.
16. Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord.
Give chapter and verse to the above Scriptures.
IF with THE SPIRIT’S light we trace
His course, as bright He rose
Up from a dungeon to a throne,
We see in Him that Mighty One,
Who triumph’d o’er His foes!
For did THE LORD our minds engage,
We’d find HIM out in every page;
And here He is complete:
For Jacob’s son, so much beloved,
Shows Jesus in the courts above,
Before He left His seat.
Jesus, on kindly purpose bent,
To do the Father’s will was sent,
His brethren too to bless;
And He was hated too, and sold,
In type His sorrows thus are told —
It can be nothing less.
So, by false accusations brought,
The innocent was guilty thought;
The world did both disown―
Joseph was to a dungeon led —
Jesus was numbered with the dead,
For sins — but not His own.