The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 11:5

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And also, my soul delighteth in the covenants of the Lord which he hath made to our fathers; yea, my soul delighteth in his grace, and his justice, and power, and mercy, in the great and eternal plan of deliverance from death.

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And also, my soul delighteth in the covenants of the Lord which he hath made to our fathers; yea, my soul delighteth in his grace, and in his justice, and power, and mercy, in the great and eternal plan of deliverance from death.

Simple English

I also love the promises the Lord made to our ancestors. I love his kindness, his fairness, his power, and his mercy. I love the great plan to save us from death.

Paraphrase

And my soul loves the promises the Lord made to our ancestors. I love his grace, his justice, his power, his mercy—all woven into this great eternal plan to rescue us from death.