Delight yourself in the Lord

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4 ESV)

Delight: pleasure, happiness, joy, glee, gladness; excitement.

How God shows His delight

“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” (Zeph. 3:17 ESV)

“But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.” (Jer. 9:24 ESV)

“He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.” (Psalm 18:19 ESV)

Delight in the law of the Lord

“But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.” (Psalm 1:2 ESV)

“If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life.” (Psalm 119:92-93 ESV)