694 verses contain “Plea” (in the KJV: 342, in the BSB: 496) — showing 301–400
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Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.
And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:
“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.
Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse.
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Consider now, I plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed?
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
“Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?
If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my disgrace against me,
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
For what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months has run out?
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.
I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.
For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.
For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.