138 Bible verses about joy in adversity

My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,

knowing that the proving of your belief works endurance.

And not only this, but we also exult in pressures, knowing that pressure works endurance;

and endurance, approvedness; and approvedness, expectation.

And expectation does not disappoint, because the love of Elohim has been poured out in our hearts by the Set-apart Spirit which was given to us.

in which you exult, even though for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by manifold trials,

in order that the proving of your belief – much more precious than gold that perishes, and proven by fire – might be found to result in praise and respect and esteem at the revelation of יהושע  Messiah,

For His displeasure is for a moment, His delight is for life; Weeping might last for the night, But joy comes in the morning.

Rejoice in יהוה  always, again I say, rejoice!

I bless יהוה  at all times; His praise is continually in my mouth.

And He said to me, “My favour is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, then, I shall rather boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Messiah rests on me.

Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for the sake of Messiah. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

And we know that all matters work together for good to those who love Elohim, to those who are called according to His purpose.

Rejoice always,

pray without ceasing,

in all circumstances give thanks, for this is the desire of Elohim in Messiah יהושע  for you.

Those sowing in tears, shall reap with songs of joy.

He who goes on and weeps, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall indeed come in with rejoicing, Bearing his sheaves.

to appoint unto those who mourn in Tsiyon: to give them embellishment for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. And they shall be called trees of righteousness, a planting of יהוה, to be adorned.

We too, then, having so great a cloud of witnesses all around us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race set before us,

looking to the Princely Leader and Perfecter of our belief, יהושע, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the stake, having despised the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of Elohim.

Distress and anguish have found me; Your commands are my delight.

“Blessed are those persecuted for righteousness’ sake, because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

“Blessed are you when they reproach and persecute you, and falsely say every wicked word against you, for My sake.

“Rejoice and be glad, because your reward in the heavens is great. For in this way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

But I continually wait, And shall praise You more and more.

being empowered with all power, according to the might of His esteem, for all endurance and patience with joy,

A rejoicing heart causes good healing, But a stricken spirit dries the bones.

This is the day יהוה  has made, Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

“When you pass through the waters, I am with you; and through rivers, they do not overflow you. When you walk through fire, you are not scorched, and a flame does not burn you.

And יהוה  is a refuge for the crushed one, A refuge in times of distress.

And those who know Your Name trust in You, For You have not forsaken those who seek You, O יהוה.

Only, behave yourselves worthily of the Good News of Messiah, in order that whether I come and see you or am absent, I hear about you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one being, striving together for the belief of the Good News,

without being frightened in any way by those who oppose, which to them truly is a proof of destruction, but to you of deliverance, and that from Elohim.

יהוה  shall do great deeds for us, We shall be glad.

Why are you depressed, O my being? And why are you restless within me? Wait for Elohim: for I shall yet thank Him, the deliverance of my face, And my Elohim.

Therefore we do not lose heart, but even if our outward man is perishing, the inward man is being renewed day by day.

For this slight momentary pressure, is working for us a far more exceeding and everlasting weight of esteem.

We are not looking on what is seen, but on what is not seen. For what is seen passes away, but what is not seen is everlasting.

“Come to Me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I shall give you rest.

“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and humble in heart, and you shall find rest for your beings.

“For My yoke is gentle and My burden is light.”

Be strong, and let Him strengthen your heart, All you who are waiting for יהוה.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustworthiness,

gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no Torah.

rejoicing in the expectancy, enduring under pressure, continuing steadfastly in prayer;

A glad heart makes good a face, But by sorrow of heart the spirit is stricken.

My flesh and my heart shall waste away, But Elohim is the rock of my heart And my portion forever.

In the day I am afraid, I trust in You.

In Elohim, whose Word I praise, In Elohim I have trusted; I do not fear; What could flesh do to me?

Please let Your kindness be for my comfort, According to Your word to Your servant.

Beloved ones, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that is coming upon you, to try you, as though some unusual matter has befallen you,

but as you share Messiah’s sufferings, rejoice, in order that you might rejoice exultingly at the revelation of His esteem.

I waited, waited for יהוה ; And He inclined to me, and heard my cry.

And He drew me Out of the pit of destruction, Out of the muddy clay, And He set my feet upon a rock, He is establishing my steps.

Then He put a new song in my mouth; Praise to our Elohim; Many do see it and fear, And trust in יהוה.

When anxiety was great within me, Your comforts delighted my being.

but those who wait on יהוה  renew their strength, they raise up the wing like eagles, they run and are not weary, they walk and do not faint.

Is any of you suffering evil? Let him pray. Is anyone in good spirits? Let him sing psalms.

Rejoice always,

I praise You, O יהוה, with all my heart; I declare all Your wonders.

I rejoice and exult in You; I sing praise to Your Name, O Most High.

Let your way of life be without the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For He Himself has said, “I shall never leave you nor forsake you,”

so that we boldly say, “יהוה  is my helper, I shall not fear what man shall do to me.”

But thanks to Elohim who gives us the overcoming through our Master יהושע  Messiah.

And the Elohim of expectation fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you overflow with expectation by the power of the Set-apart Spirit.

I have strength to do all, through Messiah who empowers me.

“Do not, then, worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow shall have its own worries. Each day has enough evil of itself.

The righteous look forward to joy, But the expectancy of the wrong ones perish.

You are my hiding place and my shield; I have waited for Your word.

Why are you depressed, O my being? And why are you restless within me? Wait for Elohim: for I shall yet thank Him, For the deliverance of His face!

But in all this we are more than overcomers through Him who loved us.

And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not grow weary.

It was good for me that I was afflicted, That I might learn Your laws.

Not that I speak concerning need, for I have learned to be content in whatever state I am.

I know what it is to be humbled, and I know what it is to have in excess. In any and every situation I have learned both to be filled, and to be hungry, both to have in excess, and to be in need.

But remember the former days, when, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings.

On the one hand you were exposed to reproaches and pressures, and on the other hand you became sharers with those who were so treated,

for you sympathised with me in my chains, and you accepted with joy the seizure of your possessions, knowing that you have a better and a lasting possession for yourselves in the heavens.

יהוה  is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.

‘Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not look around, for I am your Elohim. I shall strengthen you, I shall also help you, I shall also uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness.’

as sad, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet enriching many; as having none, and yet possessing all.

Yet You are set-apart, Enthroned on the praises of Yisra’ĕ

to know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

Turn back our captivity, O יהוה, Like the streams in the South.

He is not afraid of an evil report. His heart is steadfast, trusting in יהוה.

Therefore, having been declared right by belief, we have peace with Elohim through our Master יהושע  Messiah,

through whom also we have access by belief into this favour in which we stand, and we exult in the expectation of the esteem of Elohim.

Blessed be the Elohim and Father of our Master יהושע  Messiah, the Father of compassion and Elohim of all comfort,

who is comforting us in all our pressure, enabling us to comfort those who are in every pressure, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by Elohim.

I give thanks to You, For I am awesomely and wondrously made! Wondrous are Your works, And my being knows it well.

“The one steadfast of mind You guard in perfect peace, for he trusts in You.

“Blessed are those who mourn, because they shall be comforted.

My enemies turn back in the day I call; This I know, because Elohim is for me.

And the Elohim of all favour, who called you to His everlasting esteem by Messiah יהושע, after you have suffered a while, Himself perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

You show me the path of life; In Your presence is joy to satisfaction; At Your right hand are pleasures forever.

Messiah redeemed us from the curse of the Torah, having become a curse for us – for it has been written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs upon a tree.” –

in order that the blessing of Aḇ

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the esteem that is to be revealed in us.

For this Elohim is our Elohim, Forever and ever; He Himself leads us, Even to death.

“Then יהוה  would guide you continually, and satisfy your being in drought, and strengthen your bones. And you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

O יהוה  my Elohim, many are the wonders Which You have done, and Your purposes toward us; There is no one to compare with You; I declare and speak: They are too many to be numbered.

And we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the excellence of the power might be of Elohim, and not of us –

being hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; being perplexed, but not in despair;

being persecuted, but not forsaken; being thrown down, but not destroyed;

“When he calls on Me, I answer him; I am with him in distress; I deliver him and esteem him.

Therefore, let us come boldly to the throne of favour, in order to receive compassion, and find favour for timely help.

being persuaded of this, that He who has begun a good work in you shall perfect it until the day of יהושע  Messiah.

Yah is my strength and song, And He has become my deliverance.

But now, thus said יהוה, your Creator, O Yaʽ

For the reign of Elohim is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Set-apart Spirit.

because everyone having been born of Elohim overcomes the world. And this is the overcoming that has overcome the world: our belief.

Praise Yah! Blessed is the man, Who fears יהוה, Who has greatly delighted in His commands.

Mighty in the earth shall be his seed, The generation of the straight ones shall be blessed.

I greatly rejoice in יהוה, my being exults in my Elohim. For He has put garments of deliverance on me, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

When I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil. For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

whom having not seen, you love; in whom you exult with unspeakable and esteemed joy, yet not seeing, but believing,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustworthiness,

Through Him then, let us continually offer up a slaughter offering of praise to Elohim, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His Name.

What then shall we say to this? If Elohim is for us, who is against us?

Truly, He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up on behalf of us all – how shall He not, along with Him, freely give us all else?

You have done good to Your servant, O יהוה, According to Your word.

Do all matters without grumblings and disputings,

Though I walk in the midst of distress, You revive me; You stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand saves me.

But יהוה  is my defence, And my Elohim the rock of my refuge,

All the days of the afflicted are evil, But gladness of heart is a continual feast.

nor height nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of Elohim which is in Messiah יהושע  our Master.

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Elohim is trustworthy, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, יהושע  Messiah our Master.

Cast your burden on יהוה, And let Him sustain you; He never allows the righteous to be shaken.

For Elohim has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and of love and of self-control.

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have torn off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,

So that esteem might praise You and not be silent. O יהוה  my Elohim, I thank You forever.

Beloved, do not revenge yourselves, but give place to the wrath, for it has been written, “Vengeance is Mine, I shall repay,” says יהוה.

Rule me rightly, O יהוה, For I have walked in my integrity. And I have trusted in יהוה, without wavering.

Examine me, O יהוה, and prove me; Try my kidneys and my heart.

For you, brothers, have been called to freedom, only do not use freedom as an occasion for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

“Come to Me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I shall give you rest.

I have inclined my heart to do Your laws Forever, to the end.

Why are you depressed, O my being? And why are you restless within me? Wait for Elohim: for I shall yet thank Him, the deliverance of my face, And my Elohim.

Restore to me the joy of Your deliverance, And uphold me, Noble Spirit!

No trial has overtaken you except such as is common to man, and Elohim is trustworthy, who shall not allow you to be tried beyond what you are able, but with the trial shall also make the way of escape, enabling you to bear it.

looking to the Princely Leader and Perfecter of our belief, יהושע, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the stake, having despised the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of Elohim.

For sin shall not rule over you, for you are not under the law but under favour.

Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Your Highways are in their heart.

And my Elohim shall fill all your need according to His riches in esteem by Messiah יהושע.

You are of Elohim, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

But You, O יהוה, are a shield for me, My esteem, and the One lifting up my head.

For as many promises as are of Elohim, in Him they are Yea, and in Him Amĕ

Give thanks to יהוה, for He is good! For His kindness is everlasting.

Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes him glad.

See, the eye of יהוה  is on those fearing Him, On those waiting for His kindness,

My being has been clinging to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.

if you extend your being to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted being, then your light shall dawn in the darkness, and your darkness be as noon.

“Then יהוה  would guide you continually, and satisfy your being in drought, and strengthen your bones. And you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

Those sowing in tears, shall reap with songs of joy.

in all circumstances give thanks, for this is the desire of Elohim in Messiah יהושע  for you.

For evil-doers are cut off; But those who wait on יהוה, They shall inherit the earth.

Yet a little while and the wrong is no more; And you shall look on his place, But it is not.

But the meek ones shall inherit the earth, And delight themselves in plenty of peace.

But we are not of those who draw back to destruction, but of belief to the preservation of life.

And not only this, but we also exult in pressures, knowing that pressure works endurance;

He gives power to the faint, and to those who have no might He increases strength.

Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men stumble and fall,

but those who wait on יהוה  renew their strength, they raise up the wing like eagles, they run and are not weary, they walk and do not faint.

יהוה  is on my side; I do not fear what man does to me!

יהוה  is for me among those helping me; Therefore I look on those hating me.

casting all your worry upon Him, for He is concerned about you.

I looked to יהוה, My being has looked, And for His word I have waited.

And those who are of Messiah have impaled the flesh with its passions and the desires.

Only, behave yourselves worthily of the Good News of Messiah, in order that whether I come and see you or am absent, I hear about you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one being, striving together for the belief of the Good News,

I take the wings of the morning, I dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

There, too, Your hand would lead me, And Your right hand hold me.

Therefore, if anyone is in Messiah, he is a renewed creature – the old matters have passed away, see, all matters have become renewed!

I waited, waited for יהוה ; And He inclined to me, and heard my cry.

And He drew me Out of the pit of destruction, Out of the muddy clay, And He set my feet upon a rock, He is establishing my steps.

Brothers, I do not count myself to have laid hold of it yet, but only this: forgetting what is behind and reaching out for what lies ahead,

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of Elohim in Messiah יהושע.

That I might delight myself in Your commands, Which I have loved;

Blessed are the people who have it so; Blessed are the people whose Elohim is יהוה!

Trust in יהוה  with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;

Know Him in all your ways, And He makes all your paths straight.

Wait on יהוה, be strong, And let Him strengthen your heart! Wait, I say, on יהוה!

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.