147 Bible verses to learn to live with Joy

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.

You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions of them to those for whom nothing is prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord; and do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Lord has done great things for us, and we rejoiced.

By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,

gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.

I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.

Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

Rejoice always,

pray without ceasing,

give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing.

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,

for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Shout aloud and sing for joy, O royal Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my whole being shall exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

You have put gladness in my heart more than when their grain and wine abound.

Though the fig tree does not blossom, and no fruit is on the vines; though the produce of the olive fails and the fields yield no food; though the flock is cut off from the fold and there is no herd in the stalls,

yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will exult in the God of my salvation.

My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy,

for your anger does not produce God's righteousness.

Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls.

But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.

For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror;

for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like.

But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing.

If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless.

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance;

When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.

But law came in, with the result that the trespass multiplied; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

so that, just as sin exercised dominion in death, so grace might also exercise dominion through justification leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous. Praise befits the upright.

The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.

I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit.

Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!

Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts,

praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.

constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you,

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have rescued.

Then my soul shall rejoice in the Lord, exulting in his deliverance.

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his suffering ones.

But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, so that those who love your name may exult in you.

as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts,

and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Your decrees are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.

Honor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his place.

Happy are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance;

they exult in your name all day long, and extol your righteousness.

You bestow on him blessings forever; you make him glad with the joy of your presence.

The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help

so that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.

Let the faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their couches.

May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy.

But even if I am being poured out as a libation over the sacrifice and the offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you—

and in the same way you also must be glad and rejoice with me.

Happy are the people to whom such blessings fall; happy are the people whose God is the Lord.

But let the righteous be joyful; let them exult before God; let them be jubilant with joy.

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.

to provide for those who mourn in Zion— to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.

Light dawns for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts.

Deceit is in the mind of those who plan evil, but those who counsel peace have joy.

Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “The Lord is king!”

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

let the field exult, and everything in it. Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy

But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, “Great is the Lord!”

The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing

But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves.

I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil.

And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

In the transgression of the evil there is a snare, but the righteous sing and rejoice.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds — his name is the Lord— be exultant before him.

But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating; for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight.

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is not troublesome to me, and for you it is a safeguard.

For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.

Our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.

Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in my God. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in my victory.

Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth;

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.

Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.

My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

O children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the Lord your God; for he has given the early rain for your vindication, he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the later rain, as before.

A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy; and I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.

He brought them up into the house and set food before them; and he and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in God.

So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing.

I often boast about you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with consolation; I am overjoyed in all our affliction.

You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when dividing plunder.

My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast, and my mouth praises you with joyful lips

when I think of you on my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night;

for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.

you love righteousness and hate wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;

Its priests I will clothe with salvation, and its faithful will shout for joy.

Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and will be glorified in Israel.

Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Let Israel be glad in its Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

I delight in the way of your decrees as much as in all riches.

Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy, I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.

The north and the south —you created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name.

It will be said on that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah

For it is we who are the circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and boast in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh—

everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”

O sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rests secure.

Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud songs of joy.

You will say in that day: I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, and you comforted me.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.

so that I may recount all your praises, and, in the gates of daughter Zion, rejoice in your deliverance.

The Lord is my strength and my might, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.

Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.

After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

I do not mean to imply that we lord it over your faith; rather, we are workers with you for your joy, because you stand firm in the faith.

Let Mount Zion be glad, let the towns of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.

for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.

Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in faith,

And you shall eat there in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your households together, rejoicing in all the undertakings in which the Lord your God has blessed you.

And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices, and tell of his deeds with songs of joy.

So the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad!

They shall celebrate the fame of your abundant goodness, and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will exult in the God of my salvation.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power.

I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever; with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.

You crushed Rahab like a carcass; you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

The heavens are yours, the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it—you have founded them.

The north and the south —you created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name.

You have a mighty arm; strong is your hand, high your right hand.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.

Happy are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance;

they exult in your name all day long, and extol your righteousness.

For you are the glory of their strength; by your favor our horn is exalted.

For our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Then you spoke in a vision to your faithful one, and said: “I have set the crown on one who is mighty, I have exalted one chosen from the people.

I declare that your steadfast love is established forever; your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.

Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.

For God is the king of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,

And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy;

and they were continually in the temple blessing God.

yet he has not left himself without a witness in doing good—giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, and filling you with food and your hearts with joy.”

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.

So you have pain now; but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.

But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that comes from knowing him.

So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on your name.

My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast, and my mouth praises you with joyful lips

What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful.

Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise;

I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness; for you have exalted your name and your word above everything.

If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my misery.

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long.

Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,

as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts,

and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

To make an apt answer is a joy to anyone, and a word in season, how good it is!

But rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ's sufferings, so that you may also be glad and shout for joy when his glory is revealed.

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for in spite of persecution you received the word with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit,