108 Bible Verses about Joy

In the Old Testament, they celebrated joy with feasts and festivals. My joy comes from discovering God's will for my life, which the Bible reveals is good, pleasing, and perfect. It's not about what's happening around me or how I'm feeling at the moment, but about finding true joy in the salvation I have in Jesus.

I want to encourage you today to let go of any sadness you're holding onto. Cast out bitterness and resentment from your heart, and let the everlasting joy of Jesus flood your soul. You'll find you have so much to smile about, and so much less to feel down about.

Think about it: everything around you was created by God for your enjoyment. So smile for Him, and let your heart overflow with love in His presence. That gray sky will soon disappear, and He’ll paint a rainbow just for you.

He’s turned my mourning into dancing; He’s filled me with joy. Sure, life isn’t always happy-go-lucky, but in God, I find peace because I trust that He’s working everything out for my good (Romans 8:28).

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

{\i Let} each man {\i do} according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth;\par\tab And a word in due season, how good is it!

Thou wilt show me the path of life:\par\tab In thy presence is fulness of joy;\par\tab In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.\par

This is the day which Jehovah hath made;\par\tab We will rejoice and be glad in it.

In the multitude of my thoughts within me\par\tab Thy comforts delight my soul.

rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;

Rejoice always;pray without ceasing;in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.

And ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you.

{\b A Psalm of thanksgiving.}\par\par\tab Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all ye lands.Serve Jehovah with gladness:\par\tab Come before his presence with singing.

A cheerful heart is a good medicine;\par\tab But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

My son, if thy heart be wise,\par\tab My heart will be glad, even mine:

I will be glad and exult in thee;\par\tab I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High.

The hope of the righteous {\i shall be} gladness;\par\tab But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart:\par\tab The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.

These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me,\par\tab How I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God,\par\tab With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday.

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

Jehovah is my strength and my shield;\par\tab My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped:\par\tab Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth;\par\tab And with my song will I praise him.

I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

For though the fig-tree shall not flourish,\par\tab Neither shall fruit be in the vines;\par\tab The labor of the olive shall fail,\par\tab And the fields shall yield no food;\par\tab The flock shall be cut off from the fold,\par\tab And there shall be no herd in the stalls:Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah,\par\tab I will joy in the God of my salvation.

whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

For his anger is but for a moment;\par\tab His favor is for a life-time:\par\tab Weeping may tarry for the night,\par\tab But joy {\i cometh} in the morning.

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing;\par\tab Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous:\par\tab Praise is comely for the upright.

They looked unto him, and were radiant;\par\tab And their faces shall never be confounded.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;\par\tab And uphold me with a willing spirit.

But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God:\par\tab Yea, let them rejoice with gladness.

For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work:\par\tab I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

Light is sown for the righteous,\par\tab And gladness for the upright in heart.Be glad in Jehovah, ye righteous;\par\tab And give thanks to his holy memorial {\i name}.\par

Then was our mouth filled with laughter,\par\tab And our tongue with singing:\par\tab Then said they among the nations,\par\tab Jehovah hath done great things for them.Jehovah hath done great things for us,\par\tab {\i Whereof} we are glad.

Happy is the people that is in such a case;\par\tab {\i Yea}, happy is the people whose God is Jehovah.

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him:\par\tab Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil;\par\tab But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance;\par\tab But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

All the days of the afflicted are evil;\par\tab But he that is of a cheerful heart {\i hath} a continual feast.

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart;\par\tab {\i And} good tidings make the bones fat.

It is joy to the righteous to do justice;\par\tab But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

For to the man that pleaseth him {\i God} giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.\par

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Jehovah, {\i even} Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

and the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.\par

And the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy; {\i and} sorrow and sighing shall flee away.\par

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.

to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.\par

Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts.

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.\par

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

Blessed {\i are} ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed {\i are} ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

Nevertheless in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.}\par

I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, {\i more} than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.\par

Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.}\par

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, and {\i that} your joy may be made full.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

But now I come to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves.

{\b Thou madest known unto me the ways of life;\par\tab Thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenance.}

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

through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness;

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.\par

Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying on your behalf: I am filled with comfort, I overflow with joy in all our affliction.\par

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy,

and in the same manner do ye also joy, and rejoice with me.\par

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not irksome, but for you it is safe.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.\par

strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms {\i and} hymns {\i and} spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.

And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;

Rejoice always;

longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of {\i our} faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.

but insomuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.

and these things we write, that our joy may be made full.\par

But let all those that take refuge in thee rejoice,\par\tab Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them:\par\tab Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous;\par\tab And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.\par

And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah:\par\tab It shall rejoice in his salvation.

{\b For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.}\par\par\tab Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples;\par\tab Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound:\par\tab They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.In thy name do they rejoice all the day;\par\tab And in thy righteousness are they exalted.

Oh come, let us sing unto Jehovah;\par\tab Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving;\par\tab Let us make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing seed for sowing,\par\tab Shall doubtless come again with joy, bringing his sheaves {\i with him}.

Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased their joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

The meek also shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.\par

I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

And ye shall see {\i it}, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the tender grass: and the hand of Jehovah shall be known toward his servants; and he will have indignation against his enemies.\par

Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: again shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that say, Give thanks to Jehovah of hosts, for Jehovah is good, for his lovingkindness {\i endureth} for ever; {\i and of them} that bring {\i sacrifices of} thanksgiving into the house of Jehovah. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return as at the first, saith Jehovah.\par

Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah,\par\tab I will joy in the God of my salvation.

And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people:

And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is made full.

And there was much joy in that city.\par

They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

that I may come unto you in joy through the will of God, and together with you find rest.

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

Wherefore, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved.\par

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church;

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?For ye are our glory and our joy.\par

For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

I rejoice greatly that I have found {\i certain} of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.

For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bare witness unto thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth.Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in truth.\par

Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,

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