KJV King James Version
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
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Psalm 104:34
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
Let your meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
Let thy meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Sweet is my meditation on Him, I—I do rejoice in Jehovah.
Surrounding context — Psalm 104
31 The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
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Habakkuk 3:17-18Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither [shall] fruit [be] in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and [there shall be] no herd in the stalls:Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord alway: [and] again I say, Rejoice.Psalm 1:2But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.Psalm 119:15-16I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.Psalm 119:127-128Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.Psalm 9:2I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.Luke 1:47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.Psalm 63:5-6My soul shall be satisfied as [with] marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips:Psalm 119:111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.Psalm 139:17-18How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!Psalm 32:11Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all [ye that are] upright in heart.Psalm 77:12I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.Psalm 119:167My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.Proverbs 24:14So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] unto thy soul: when thou hast found [it], then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
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