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112 Bible Verses about Joy
I want to tell you about a joy that can chase away every sadness and fill your heart to overflowing. It's not a fleeting feeling based on how your day is going, but something you build day by day in the presence of the Holy Spirit.
It's your relationship with the Holy Spirit that will lead you to truly know God. And once you know Him, you'll worship Him in a way that pours out of you like a river of praise, just thinking about how amazing your Savior is. You'll understand His goodness in your life, and laughter will just bubble up.
That's when you'll realize that the happiness this world offers is based on things that fade away, but the joy Jesus puts in your soul lasts forever. God wants you to find refuge in Him, and even in the midst of tears, to find a song of worship rising within you.
When you come to Him, surrendering at His feet, you'll be filled and comforted. Even when you're going through tough times, trials, and struggles, the joy of the Lord will be your strength, and you'll be able to keep going, fulfilling the purpose God has for you.
By God’s grace, His joy will uphold you and give you what you need to face anything. As Psalm 28:7 (NIV) says, "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him."
You have not seen Christ, but still you love him. You can’t see him now, but you believe in him. You are filled with a joy that cannot be explained. And that joy is full of glory.
Your faith has a goal. And you are receiving that goal—your salvation.
But the Spirit {\cf2\super [74]} gives love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control. There is no law that can say these things are wrong.
When other people are happy, you should be happy with them. And when other people are sad, you should be sad with them.
Then, if God wants me to, I will come to you. I will come with joy, and together you and I will have a time of rest.
Lord, I will follow your Agreement {\cf2\super [598]} forever.\par It makes me very happy.\par
I have told you these things so that you can have the true happiness that I have. I want you to be completely happy.
When life is good, enjoy it. But when life is hard, remember that God gives us good times and hard times. And no one knows what will happen in the future.\par
We have much sadness, but we are always rejoicing. We are poor, but we are making many people rich \{in faith\}. We have nothing, but really we have everything.
Yes, the spirits obey you. And be happy. Why? Not because you have this power, but be happy because your names are written in heaven.”
In the same way, I tell you, heaven is a happy place when one sinner changes his heart. There is more joy for that one sinner than there is for 99 good people that don’t need to change their hearts.
His followers remembered God’s loyalty\par to the people of Israel.\par The people in faraway lands saw\par our God’s power to save.\par
Come, let us praise the Lord!\par Let’s shout praises to the Rock, {\cf2\super [525]} \par who saves us.\par
Let the teaching of Christ live inside you richly. Use all wisdom to teach and counsel each other. Sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
His followers remembered God’s loyalty\par to the people of Israel.\par The people in faraway lands saw\par our God’s power to save.\par
Every person on earth,\par shout with joy to the Lord.\par Quickly, start singing songs of praise!\par
Harps, praise the Lord.\par Music from the harps, praise him.\par
I will come to God’s altar.\par I will come to the God who makes me\par so very happy.\par God, my God, I will praise you with\par a harp.\par
Lord All-Powerful, your temple {\cf2\super [483]} \par is really lovely.\par
Lord, I can’t wait to enter your temple.\par I'm so excited!\par Every part of me wants to be with\par the Living God.\par
You will teach me the right way to live.\par Just being with you, Lord, will bring\par complete happiness.\par Being at your right side will bring\par happiness forever.\par
God was angry,\par so the decision was “death.”\par But he showed his love,\par and gave me “life.”\par At night,\par I lay crying.\par The next morning,\par I was happy and singing!\par
But the Spirit {\cf2\super [74]} gives love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
I pray that the God who gives hope will fill you with much joy and peace while you trust in him. Then you will have more and more hope, and it will flow out of you by the power of the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [150]}
But let the people who trust God be happy.\par Let them be happy forever!\par God, protect and give strength to the people who love your name.\par
“The Lord makes me very, very happy.\par My whole self is happy in my God.\par The Lord put the clothes of salvation on me.\par These clothes are like the nice clothes\par a man wears at his wedding.\par The Lord put the coat of goodness on me.\par This coat is like the beautiful clothes\par a woman wears at her wedding.\par
If a person is happy, then his face will show joy. But if a person is sad in his heart, then his spirit will show that sadness.
But I am like a green olive tree\par growing in God’s temple.\par I will trust God’s true love\par forever and ever.\par
God, I praise you forever for the things\par you have done.\par I will speak your name {\cf2\super [315]} \par before your followers\par because it is so good!\par
We should always follow the example of Jesus. Jesus is the leader in our faith. And he makes our faith perfect. He suffered death on the cross. But Jesus accepted the shame of the cross like it was nothing. He did this because of the joy that God put before him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God’s throne.
Earth, sing to the Lord!\par
Be happy as you serve the Lord!\par Come before the Lord\par with happy songs!\par
In the kingdom of God, eating and drinking are not important. In the kingdom of God, the important things are these: living right with God, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [143]}
God, you really blessed the king forever.\par When the king sees your face,\par it makes him very happy.\par
But good people are happy.\par Good people have a happy time\par together with God.\par Good people enjoy themselves\par and are very happy!\par
A person might be sad\par when he plants the seeds,\par but he will be happy\par when he gathers the crops!\par
Praise the Lord.\par Sing a new song about the new things\par the Lord has done!\par Sing his praise in the assembly\par where his followers meet together.\par
Be happy and glad. You have a great reward waiting for you in heaven. People did those same bad things to the prophets {\cf2\super [60]} that lived before you.
My words will go out with happiness,\par and they will bring peace.\par Mountains and hills will begin dancing with happiness.\par All the trees in the fields will clap their hands.\par
Lord, you make us truly happy\par with the things you did.\par We gladly sing about those things.\par
We must not become tired of doing good. We will receive our harvest \{of eternal life\} at the right time. We must not give up!
Lord, you prepared my table\par in front of my enemies.\par You poured oil on my head. {\cf2\super [142]} \par My cup is full and spilling over.\par
God, your loyal followers are truly happy.\par They live in the light of your kindness.\par
Lord, all living things look to you\par for their food.\par And you give them their food\par at the right time.\par
Lord, you open your hands,\par and you give every living thing\par everything it needs.\par
My brothers and sisters, you will have many kinds of troubles. But when these things happen, you should be very happy.
Why? Because you know that these things are testing your faith. And this will give you patience.
“The master answered, ‘You did right. You are a good servant that can be trusted. You did well with that small amount of money. So I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my happiness with me.’
So the Lord will give me my reward!\par Why? Because I am innocent!\par The way God sees it,\par I did nothing wrong,\par so he will do good things for me.\par
Lord, your word makes me happy,\par as happy as a person who just found\par a great treasure.\par
Why am I so sad?\par Why am I so upset?\par I should wait for God’s help.\par I will get the chance to praise God yet.\par He will save me!\par \par \par
Praise the Lord!\par I thank the Lord with all my heart\par in the assembly where good people\par meet together.\par
A good attitude gives a person support when he is ill, but no one can cheer up {\cf2\super [24]} a person with a bad attitude.
No, my share and my cup\par come only from the Lord.\par Lord, you support me.\par You give me my share.\par
Lord, make us free again,\par like desert streams filled again\par with flowing water.\par
Through our faith, Christ has brought us into that blessing of God’s grace (kindness) that we now enjoy. And we are very happy because of the hope we have of sharing God’s glory.
Good people, rejoice\par and be very happy in the Lord.\par All you people with pure hearts, rejoice!\par
Lord, lead me along the path\par of your commands.\par I truly love that way of living.\par
God sent me to the sad people of Zion. \{I will get them ready for the celebration.\} I will take away the ashes on their head, and I will give them a crown. I will take away their sadness, and I will give them the oil of happiness. I will take away their sorrow, and I will give them celebration clothes. God sent me to name those people ‘Good Trees’ and ‘The Lord’s Wonderful Plant.’
Who on Zion {\cf2\super [77]} saves Israel?\par \{It is the Lord who saves Israel!\}\par The Lord’s people were taken away\par and forced to be prisoners.\par But the Lord will bring his people back.\par Then Jacob (Israel) will be very happy.\par
And now, my brothers and sisters, be happy in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it will help you to be more ready.
Honor the Lord because he is God.\par His true love continues forever!\par
Israel, say it.\par “His true love continues forever!”\par
God will make his people free! And those people will come back to him. The people will be happy when they come into Zion. {\cf2\super [333]} The people will be happy forever. Their happiness will be like a crown on their heads. Their gladness and joy will fill them completely. Sorrow and sadness will be gone far, far away.
The people were very happy because their leaders were happy to give so much. The leaders were happy to give freely from good hearts. King David was also very happy.
You can hear the victory celebration\par in good people’s houses.\par The Lord showed his great power again.\par
But let those people that come to you\par be happy and rejoice.\par They love being saved by you.\par So let them always say,\par “Praise the Lord!” {\cf2\super [253]} \par
At that time, people will say,\par “Here is our God!\par He is the One we have been waiting for.\par He has come to save us.\par We have been waiting for our Lord.\par So we will rejoice and be happy\par when the Lord saves us.”\par
The Lord does wonderful things for his followers on earth.\par The Lord shows he truly loves them.\par
\{I have everything I need!\}\par I am with you always.\par God, you hold my hand.\par
God, you lead me and give me good advice.\par And later you will lead me to glory. {\cf2\super [418]} \par
When the Lord makes us free again\par it will be like a dream!\par
We will be laughing\par and singing happy songs!\par People in other nations will say,\par “The Lord did a wonderful thing\par for the people of Israel.”\par
So through Jesus we should never stop offering our sacrifice to God. That sacrifice is our praise, coming from lips that speak his name.
David told the Levite leaders to get their brothers, the singers. The singers were to take their lyres, {\cf2\super [160]} harps {\cf2\super [161]} , and cymbals {\cf2\super [162]} and sing happy songs.
The things good people hope for bring happiness. The things bad people hope for bring ruin.
The Lord’s laws are right.\par They make people happy.\par The Lord’s commands are good.\par They show people the right way to live.\par
Your help made me so happy!\par Give me that joy again.\par Make my spirit strong\par and ready to obey you.\par
“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. One day a man found the treasure. The man was very happy to find the treasure. He hid the treasure in the field again. The man went and sold everything that he owned to buy that field.
From the mouths of children and babies\par come songs of praise to you.\par You gave them \{these powerful songs\}\par to silence all your enemies.\par
Lord, I can’t wait to enter your temple.\par I'm so excited!\par Every part of me wants to be with\par the Living God.\par
Lord, I praise you!\par You made me in an amazing and wonderful way.\par I know very well that what you did\par is wonderful!\par
God saves me.\par I trust him.\par I am not afraid.\par He saves me.\par The Lord YAH is my strength.\par He saves me.\par And I sing songs of praise about him. {\cf2\super [139]} \par
I was in trouble\par so I called to the Lord for help.\par The Lord answered me\par and made me free.\par
The Lord is with me,\par so I will not be afraid.\par People can’t do anything to hurt me.\par
I know that you need me. And so I know that I will stay with you. I will help you grow and have joy in your faith.
God, you have hidden away many wonderful things for your followers.\par You do good things in front of everyone for the people who trust you.\par
Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy the good food and sweet drinks. And give some food and drinks to those people that didn’t prepare any food. Today is a special day to the Lord. Don’t be sad! Why? Because the joy of the Lord will make you strong.”
But let the people who trust God be happy.\par Let them be happy forever!\par God, protect and give strength to the people who love your name.\par
Lord, when you do\par good things to good people,\par you are like a large shield\par protecting them.\par
God, your kindness makes me very happy.\par You have seen my suffering.\par You know about the troubles I have.\par
Some poor people are sad all the time. But for people with happiness in their hearts, life is one big party.
God saves me.\par I trust him.\par I am not afraid.\par He saves me.\par The Lord YAH is my strength.\par He saves me.\par And I sing songs of praise about him. {\cf2\super [139]} \par
Get your water from the spring of salvation.\par Then you will be happy.\par
The Lord will save his people.\par They will return to Zion {\cf2\super [419]} with joy.\par They will be very, very happy.\par Their happiness will be like\par a crown on their heads forever.\par They will be singing with joy.\par All sadness will be gone far away.\par
You have never asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive. And you will be truly happy.
You taught me how to live.\par You will come close to me\par and give me great joy.’\par \i (Psalm 16:8-11)\i0 \par