Zephaniah 3:17

God's presence God's love Salvation Joy

¹⁵ The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.

¹⁶ On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.

The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”

¹⁸ “I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.

¹⁹ Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
KJV: The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
WEB: The 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 singing.
ASV: Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.
DARBY: Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, a mighty one that will save: he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will exult over thee with singing.
BLB: [For] YHWH your God [is] among you, the Mighty One [who] saves; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet [you] with His love; He will be joyous over you with singing.”

ÅB: Herren din Gud er i din midte, en kjempe som frelser; han fryder seg over deg med glede, han tier i sin kjærlighet, han jubler over deg med fryderop.
OTB: Herren din Gud er i din midte,
En mektig kriger som frelser.
Han vil fryde seg over deg med glede,
Han vil være stille i sin kjærlighet,
Han vil juble over deg med frydefull sang.
B1930: Herren din Gud er i din midte, en kjempe som frelser; han fryder sig over dig med glede, han tier i sin kjærlighet, han jubler over dig med fryderop.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 149:4
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
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Psalms 147:11
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
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Hebrews 7:25
Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
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Isaiah 62:4–5
No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
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Jeremiah 32:41
Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
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Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
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Zephaniah 3:15
The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.
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Deuteronomy 30:9
So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the LORD will again delight in your goodness, as He delighted in that of your fathers,
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