That we may honour and please God, who delighteth in the true love and concord of his children.
But God giveth grace, and more grace to the humble: he dwelleth with them, and delighteth in them.
There you may see how loth God is that sinners should perish; how he delighteth in mercy; and how great and unspeakable that mercy is.
And, O "blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; that delightethgreatly in his commandments," Psal.
Though God need none of our works, yet that which is good materially pleaseth him, as it tendeth to his glory, and to our own and others' benefit, which he delighteth in.
In all their afflictions he is afflicted, and he delighteth in their welfare, and rejoiceth over them to do them good.
The desire that is accomplished, delighteth the soul: fools hate them that flee from evil things.
Behold my servant, I will uphold him: my elect, my soul delighteth in him: I have given my spirit upon him, he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
He hoped in the Lord, let him deliver him: let him save him, seeing hedelighteth in him.
Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour?
Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delightethgreatly in his commandments.
Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
In the following sentence, the preposition of is at least needless: "The lawdelighteth herself in the number of twelve; and the number of twelve is much respected in holy writ.
My soul delighteth in the law of the Lord, for He forgiveth my sins, and will confound mine enemies.
And he shall be blessed of God for ever, for I believe him to be a faithful friend to me, therefore my soul delighteth in him.
In this book the author shows himself much more unpractical and much less sympathetic than Sir William Robertson Nicoll (whom Mr Bennett delighteth to revile).
One of them is A Library for Five Pounds by Sir William Robertson Nicoll, (whom Mr Arnold Bennett delighteth to revile), the other Literary Taste and How to Form It, by Mr Bennett himself.
He who, in opposition to his own happiness, delighteth in the accumulation of riches, carrieth burdens for others and is the vehicle of trouble.
The virtuous delight in the virtuous; but he who is destitute of the practice of virtue delighteth not in the virtuous.
Let nothing fail of all That you have spoken should be done to him The king delighteth now to honor most.
What think you, Haman, should be done to him The king delighteth most to honor now?
And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delightethto honour, 8.
The epicure that delighteth in the dainties of this world, little thinketh that those very creatures will one day witness against him.
Therefore if a man delighteth himself in the commandment, he hateth that which is opposite, which is sin: how much more when he greatly delighteth in the commandment?
Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments" (Psa 112:1).
Or, as we have it in another place, 'The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and he delighteth in his way.
Why God, when he sets a showing mercy, shows it with rejoicing, for he delighteth in mercy.
That is a blessed word of God, "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he delighteth in his way.
They can relish and taste that which delighteth them; yea, they can find soul-delight in an alehouse, a whorehouse, a playhouse.
So that God's presence is the desire of the righteous for this cause also, even for that by it they gather that God delighteth in them.
Pearch delighteth in gentle Streams of a reasonable Depth, not too shallow; close by a hollow Bank is their common Sanctuary.
It was like the melody of the divine nightingale, whose song delighteth the hearts.
This service is highly acceptable at the Threshold of God, for the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár inspiriteth the lovers of God and delighteth their hearts, and causeth them to become steadfast and firm.
And so he answered the king: "To the man whom the king delighteth to honour, let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the royal crown which is set upon his head.
To him the question was submitted: "What shall be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "delighteth" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
