My Delight Is in Her

Icon of the Life of St Mary of Egypt

He brought me out into a broad place;
   he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Psalm 18:19

‘Commit your cause to the Lord; let him deliver—
   let him rescue the one in whom he delights!’
Psalm 22:8

Let those who desire my vindication
   shout for joy and be glad,
   and say evermore,
‘Great is the Lord,
   who delights in the welfare of his servant.’
Psalm 35:27

You shall no more be termed Forsaken,
   and your land shall no more be termed Desolate;
but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her,
   and your land Married;
for the Lord delights in you,
   and your land shall be married.
Isaiah 62:4

And Mary said,

Theotokos, Protectressof the Oppressed

‘My soul magnifies the Lord,
   and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
for he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant.
   Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
   and holy is his name.
His mercy is for those who fear him
   from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm;
   he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
   and lifted up the lowly;
he has filled the hungry with good things,
   and sent the rich away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel,
   in remembrance of his mercy,
according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
   to Abraham and to his descendants for ever.’
Luke 1:46-55

May God have mercy on me, a sinner!

Relevant Reading
Psalm 18:19
Psalm 22:8
Psalm 35:27
Isaiah 62:4
Luke 1:46-55