My joy (2/4)

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who begets a… Proverbs 23:24

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
he who begets a wise son will be glad in him.
Proverbs 23:24 joy wisdom family
A wise child makes a glad father,
but a foolish child is a mother's grief.
Proverbs 10:1 joy family wisdom

I love you, O Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my rock in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalm 18:1-2 salvation strength redeemer
On God rests my deliverance and my honor;
my mighty rock, my refuge is in God.
Psalm 62:7 trust God salvation
I delight to do your will, O my God;
your law is within my heart.
Psalm 40:8 obedience law heart
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:26 strength life dependence
It is you who light my lamp;
the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.
Psalm 18:28 dependence protection light
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
Psalm 62:6 trust heart protection
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall never be shaken.
Psalm 62:2 salvation protection reliability
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to you,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 speaking prayer heart
You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in your word.
Psalm 119:114 hope Word of God protection
But I do not count my life of any value to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God's grace.
Acts 20:24 grace evangelism life
Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.
Psalm 119:105 Word of God light
My child, if your heart is wise,
my heart too will be glad.
Proverbs 23:15 wisdom heart joy
In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I cried for help.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.
Psalm 18:6 speaking prayer listening
Give heed to my reproof;
I will pour out my thoughts to you;
I will make my words known to you.
Proverbs 1:23 conversion repentance wisdom
The Lord, your God, is in your midst,
a warrior who gives victory;
he will rejoice over you with gladness,
he will renew you in his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 God joy redeemer
Hear my prayer, O Lord,
and give ear to my cry;
do not hold your peace at my tears.
For I am your passing guest,
an alien, like all my forebears.
Psalm 39:12 prayer sadness humility
The precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
enlightening the eyes.
Psalm 19:8 law joy heart
For God alone my soul waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.
Psalm 62:1 salvation rest soul
For God alone my soul waits in silence,
for my hope is from him.
Psalm 62:5 soul rest hope
I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances.
Ezekiel 36:27 Spirit law following
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them.
John 6:56 body blood Jesus
You shall keep my sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 26:2 sabbath
O Lord, all my longing is known to you;
my sighing is not hidden from you.
Psalm 38:9 temptation worrying sadness

Though the fig tree does not blossom,
and no fruit is on the vines;
though the produce of the olive fails
and the fields yield no food;
though the flock is cut off from the fold
and there is no herd in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will exult in the God of my salvation.