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Psalms 149:4
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the covenant community during a corporate worship gathering marked by dancing and musical instruments.
The words — The Hebrew רוֹצֶה (roṣeh) denotes active delight, while יְפָאֵר (yepāʾēr) literally means to make beautiful or adorn.
The thread — The text states God’s pleasure in His people and His adornment of the lowly, which parallels the LORD’s delight in those who fear Him in Psalms 147:11 and the subsequent call for saints to exult in glory in Psalms 149:5.
Why it lands — The passage declares that divine favor actively elevates the afflicted, requiring readers to ground their identity in God’s choice rather than human status.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
Cross-references
- Psalms 147:11 The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
- Psalms 35:27 May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”
- 1 Peter 3:4 but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
- Psalms 132:16 I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
- Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
- Psalms 22:8 “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
- Psalms 117:2 For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Hallelujah!
- Jeremiah 32:41 Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
- Proverbs 11:20 The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
- Isaiah 61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.