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Psalm 35:27
Let those who favor my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad. Yes, let them say continually, “May the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”
25Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”
26Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.
27Let those who favor my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad. Yes, let them say continually, “May the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”
28My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.
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The hoped-for shouts come from people who stand with David, turning one servant's welfare into shared praise of YHWH who delights in it.
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Psalm 149:4For the LORD takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.Both passages name the LORD's pleasure in his people, expressed through his servant's prosperity here and salvation for the humble there.
Psalm 34:3Oh magnify the LORD with me. Let’s exalt his name together.Both passages seek shared praise, asking people to magnify the LORD together.
Jeremiah 32:40–41I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. I will put my fear in their hearts, that they …Both passages connect God's relationship with his people to their good: his servant's prosperity and his covenant promise to do them good.
Psalm 40:16Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let the LORD be exalted!”Both prayers ask for rejoicing and gladness, with repeated praise that the LORD be magnified or exalted.
Psalm 147:11The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.Both passages name the LORD's pleasure, directed toward his servant here and toward those who fear him and hope in his loving kindness.
Zephaniah 3:17The LORD, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with …Both passages describe God's delight in his people, through pleasure in his servant's prosperity and rejoicing over those he saves.
John 14:21One who has my commandments and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal …Both passages speak of God's favor toward people who belong to him, with John naming love and obedience.
Proverbs 8:18With me are riches, honor, enduring wealth, and prosperity.Both passages name prosperity; the psalm links it to God's pleasure, while Proverbs lists it alongside riches and honor.
Nehemiah 2:20Then I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven will prosper us. Therefore we, his servants, will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor …Both texts connect God's servants with prosperity, as the psalm names God's pleasure and Nehemiah expresses confidence that God will prosper their work.
1 Corinthians 12:26When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.Both passages picture people sharing another person's joy: supporters celebrate the servant's welfare, and members rejoice when one member is honored.
John 16:22Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.Both passages speak of joy against a backdrop of trouble; the psalm asks for rejoicing, while Jesus promises it.
Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.Both passages make rejoicing a shared act, as people join in another person's gladness.
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David's prayer rises amid threats, so prosperity here concerns his welfare under attack. His supporters have reason to praise: YHWH takes pleasure in the good of his servant.
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