Lexicon :: Strong's H2654 - ḥāp̄ēṣ

“He also brought me out to an open place;

He rescued me because He delighted in me.

Now it happened when Solomon had finished building the house (temple) of the LORD and the king’s house (palace), and all else which he was pleased to do,

“If one should want to contend or dispute with Him,

He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.

“But I wish to speak to [fn]the Almighty,

And I desire to argue with God.

“Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,

For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.

“If you have anything to say, answer me;

Speak, for I desire to justify you.

“He sways his tail like a cedar;

The tendons of his thighs are twisted and knit together [like a rope].

He brought me out into a broad place;

He rescued me because He was pleased with me and delighted in me.

“He trusted and committed himself to the LORD, let Him save him.

Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”

The steps of a [good and righteous] man are directed and established by the LORD,

And He delights in his way [and blesses his path].

Sacrifice and meal offering You do not desire, nor do You delight in them;

You have opened my ears and given me the capacity to hear [and obey Your word];

Burnt offerings and sin offerings You do not require.

“I delight to do Your will, O my God;

Your law is within my heart.”

By this I know that You favor and delight in me,

Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.

Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,

And in the hidden part [of my heart] You will make me know wisdom.

For You do not delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it;

You are not pleased with burnt offering.

Then will You delight in the sacrifices of righteousness,

In burnt offering and whole burnt offering;

Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar.

Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt],

The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples;

Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver;

He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

Whom have I in heaven [but You]?

And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.

He also loved cursing, and it came [back] to him;

He did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who fears the LORD [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience],

Who delights greatly in His commandments.

But our God is in heaven;

He does whatever He pleases.

Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,

For I delight in it.

Whatever the LORD pleases, He does,

In the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps—

He does not delight in the strength (military power) of the horse,

Nor does He take pleasure in the legs (strength) of a man.

A [closed-minded] fool does not delight in understanding,

But only in revealing his personal opinions [unwittingly displaying his self-indulgence and his stupidity].

The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD;

He turns it whichever way He wishes.

(The Bridegroom)

“I command that you take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,

By the gazelles or by the does of the field [which run free],

That you do not rouse nor awaken my love

Until she pleases.”

(The Bridegroom)

“I command that you take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,

By the gazelles or by the does of the field,

That you do not rouse nor awaken my love

Until she pleases.”

(The Bridegroom)

“I command you to take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,

That you do not rouse nor awaken my love

Until she pleases.”