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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).
Each of you must make up your own mind about how much to give. But don't feel sorry that you must give and don't feel you are forced to give. God loves people who love to give.
You have shown me the path to life, and you make me glad by being near to me. Sitting at your right side, I will always be joyful.
Always be joyfuland never stop praying.Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ. This is what God wants you to do.
You are now very sad. But later I will see you, and you will be so happy that no one will be able to change the way you feel.
Shout praises to the Lord, everyone on this earth.Be joyful and sing as you come in to worship the Lord!
The Lord's instruction is right; it makes our hearts glad. His commands shine brightly, and they give us light.
The Lord your God wins victory after victory and is always with you. He celebrates and sings because of you, and he will refresh your life with his love.”
Sorrow floods my heart, when I remember leading the worshipers to your house. I can still hear them shout their joyful praises.
So be happy and enjoy eating and drinking! God decided long ago that this is what you should do.
You are my strong shield, and I trust you completely. You have helped me, and I will celebrate and thank you in song.
I know the best thing we can do is to always enjoy life,because God's gift to us is the happiness we get from our food and drink and from the work we do.
God's kingdom isn't about eating and drinking. It is about pleasing God, about living in peace, and about true happiness. All this comes from the Holy Spirit.
Fig trees may no longer bloom, or vineyards produce grapes; olive trees may be fruitless, and harvest time a failure; sheep pens may be empty, and cattle stalls vacant—but I will still celebrate because the Lord God is my Savior.
You have never seen Jesus, and you don't see him now. But still you love him and have faith in him, and no words can tell how glad and happy
Your anger lasts a little while, but your kindness lasts for a lifetime. At night we may cry, but when morning comes we will celebrate.
If you obey and do right, a light will show you the way and fill you with happiness.You are the Lord's people! So celebrate and praise the only God.
We celebrated with laughter and joyful songs. In foreign nations it was said, “The Lord has worked miracles for his people.”And so we celebrated because the Lord had indeed worked miracles for us.
People of Israel, rejoice because of your Creator. People of Zion, celebrate because of your King.
If we please God, he will make us wise, understanding, and happy. But if we sin, God will make us struggle for a living, then he will give all we own to someone who pleases him. This makes no more sense than chasing the wind.
Suppose you are very rich and able to enjoy everything you own. Then go ahead and enjoy working hard—this is God's gift to you.
I trust you to save me, Lord God, and I won't be afraid. My power and my strength come from you, and you have saved me.”With great joy, you people will get water from the well of victory.
The people the Lord has rescued will come back singing as they enter Zion. Happiness will be a crown everyone will always wear. They will celebrate and shout because all sorrows and worries will be gone far away.
Now those you have rescued will return to Jerusalem, singing on their way. They will be crowned with great happiness, never again to be burdened with sadness and sorrow.
When you are set free, you will celebrate and travel home in peace. Mountains and hills will sing as you pass by, and trees will clap.
especially in Jerusalem. He sent me to give them flowers in place of their sorrow, olive oil in place of tears, and joyous praise in place of broken hearts. They will be called “Trees of Justice,” planted by the Lord to honor his name.
When you spoke to me, I was glad to obey, because I belong to you, the Lord All-Powerful.
Young women and young men, together with the elderly, will celebrate and dance, because I will comfort them and turn their sorrow into happiness.
Be happy and excited! You will have a great reward in heaven. People did these same things to the prophets who lived long ago.
“Wonderful!” his master replied. “You are a good and faithful servant. I left you in charge of only a little, but now I will put you in charge of much more. Come and share in my happiness!”
The women were frightened and yet very happy, as they hurried from the tomb and ran to tell his disciples.
God will bless you hungry people. You will have plenty to eat! God will bless you people who are now crying. You will laugh!
But don't be happy because evil spirits obey you. Be happy that your names are written in heaven!
Jesus said, “In the same way there is more happiness in heaven because of one sinner who turns to God than over 99 good people who don't need to.”
I tell you for certain that you will cry and be sad, but the world will be happy. You will be sad, but later you will be happy.
I am on my way to you. But I say these things while I am still in the world, so my followers will have the same complete joy that I do.
Christ has also introduced us to God's gift of undeserved grace on which we now take our stand. So we are happy, as we look forward to sharing in the glory of God.The Law came, so that the full power of sin could be seen. Yet where sin was powerful, God's gift of undeserved grace was even more powerful.Sin ruled by means of death. But God's gift of grace now rules, and God has accepted us because of Jesus Christ our Lord. This means that we will have eternal life.But that's not all! We gladly suffer, because we know that suffering helps us to endure.
I pray that God, who gives hope, will bless you with complete happiness and peace because of your faith. And may the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope.
I trust you completely. I am always proud of you, and I am greatly encouraged. In all my trouble I am still very happy.
Finally, my dear friends, be glad that you belong to the Lord. It doesn't bother me to write the same things to you that I have written before. In fact, it is for your own good.
Then, because you belong to Christ Jesus, God will bless you with peace that no one can completely understand. And this peace will control the way you think and feel.
His glorious power will make you patient and strong enough to endure anything, and you will be truly happy.
Let the message about Christ completely fill your lives, while you use all your wisdom to teach and instruct each other. With thankful hearts, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.
So, when you accepted the message, you followed our example and the example of the Lord. You suffered, but the Holy Spirit made you glad.
I remember how you cried, and I want to see you, because this would make me truly happy.
We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete. He endured the shame of being nailed to a cross, because he knew later on he would be glad he did. Now he is seated at the right side of God's throne!
My friends, be glad, even if you have a lot of trouble.If you are angry, you cannot do any of the good things God wants done.You must stop doing anything immoral or evil. Instead be humble and accept the message planted in you to save you.Obey God's message! Don't fool yourselves by just listening to it.If you hear the message and don't obey it, you are like people who stare at themselves in a mirrorand forget what they look like as soon as they leave.But you must never stop looking at the perfect law that sets you free. God will bless you in everything you do, if you listen and obey, and don't just hear and forget.If you think you are being religious, but can't control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is useless.Religion that pleases God the Father must be pure and spotless. You must help needy orphans and widows and not let this world make you evil.You know you learn to endure by having your faith tested.
Be glad for the chance to suffer as Christ suffered. It will prepare you for even greater happiness when he makes his glorious return.
Let all who run to you for protection always sing joyful songs. Provide shelter for those who truly love you and let them rejoice.
Our Lord, you bless those who join in the festival and walk in the brightness of your presence.We are happy all day because of you, and your saving power brings honor to us.
Sing joyful songs to the Lord! Praise the mighty rock where we are safe.Then God got tired of them and said, “You never show good sense, and you don't understand what I want you to do.”In his anger, God told them, “You people will never enter my place of rest.”Come to worship him with thankful hearts and songs of praise.
We cried as we went out to plant our seeds. Now let us celebrate as we bring in the crops.We cried on the way to plant our seeds, but we will celebrate and shout as we bring in the crops.
Our Lord, you have made your nation stronger. Because of you, its people are glad and celebrate like workers at harvest time or like soldiers dividing up what they have taken.
The poor and the needy will celebrate and shout because of the Lord, the holy God of Israel.
Tell the heavens and the earth to celebrate and sing; command every mountain to join in the song. The Lord's people have suffered, but he has shown mercy and given them comfort.
I celebrate and shout because of my Lord God. His saving power and justice are the very clothes I wear. They are more beautiful than the jewelry worn by a bride or groom.
When you see this happen, you will celebrate; your strength will return faster than grass can sprout. Then everyone will know that the Lord provides help for his servants, but he is angry with his enemies.
You are precious to me, and so I will rebuild your nation. Once again you will dance for joy and play your tambourines.
happy voices and the sounds of parties and wedding celebrations. And when people come to my temple to offer sacrifices to thank me, you will hear them say: “We praise you, Lord All-Powerful! You are good to us, and your love never fails.” The land will once again be productive.
But the angel said, “Don't be afraid! I have good news for you, which will make everyone happy.
At a wedding the groom is the one who gets married. The best man is glad just to be there and to hear the groom's voice. That's why I am so glad.
The men who were sent by the church went through Phoenicia and Samaria, telling how the Gentiles had turned to God. This news made the Lord's followers very happy.
Goodbye, my friends. Do better and pay attention to what I have said. Try to get along and live peacefully with each other. Now I pray that God, who gives love and peace, will be with you.
Dear friends, I love you and long to see you. Please keep on being faithful to the Lord. You are my pride and joy.
I am glad I can suffer for you. I am pleased also that in my own body I can continue the suffering of Christ for his body, the church.
After all, when the Lord Jesus appears, who else but you will give us hope and joy and be like a glorious crown for us?As you remember, we had been mistreated and insulted at Philippi. But God gave us the courage to tell you the good news about him, even though many people caused us trouble.You alone are our glory and joy!
I was very glad to learn that some of your children are obeying the truth, as the Father told us to do.
It makes me very happy when the Lord's followers come by and speak openly of how you obey the truth.Nothing brings me greater happiness than to hear that my children are obeying the truth.
Offer praise to God our Savior because of our Lord Jesus Christ! Only God can keep you from falling and make you pure and joyful in his glorious presence. Before time began and now and forever, God is worthy of glory, honor, power, and authority. Amen.