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."

Moreover the abundance of the land is for all. The king [himself] is served by the field.

Whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, not now seeing but believing, ye exult in inexpressible and glorified joy,receiving back the outcome of your faith, the salvation of souls.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.

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

so that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and be rested with you.

I have taken thy testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

These things I have spoken to you that my joy may dwell in you, and your joy may be full.

I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies as much as in all riches.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider. Yea, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.

as grieving, but always rejoicing; as poor, but making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are made subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in the heavens.

I say to you, that thus there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous men who have no need of repentance.

Make a joyful noise to LORD, all the earth. Break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises.

O come, let us sing to LORD. Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing by grace in your hearts to God.

Make a joyful noise to LORD, all the earth. Break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises.Sing praises to LORD with the harp. With the harp and the voice of melody,with trumpets and sound of cornet, make a joyful noise before the King--LORD.

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise thee upon the harp, O God, my God.

How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!My soul longs, yea, even faints for the courts of LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out to the living God.

Thou made known to (LXX/NT) me the path of life. Thou will fill me of joy with thy countenance (LXX/NT).

Rejoice in Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice.

For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy [is] in the morning.

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

LORD has done great things for us. We are glad.

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

This is the day which LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Rejoice always.

Be glad in LORD, ye righteous, and give thanks to the memory of his holiness.

But let all those who take refuge in thee rejoice. Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defend them. Let those also who love thy name be joyful in thee.

I will greatly rejoice in LORD. My soul shall be joyful 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

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

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the loving kindness of God forever and ever.I will give thee thanks forever, because thou have done it. And I will hope in thy name in the presence of thy sanctified, for it is good.

Looking to Jesus the pathfinder and perfecter of the faith, who, against the joy set before him, endured a cross, having despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

I will bless LORD at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Make a joyful noise to LORD, all ye lands.Serve LORD with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.

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

For thou make him most blessed forever. Thou make him glad with joy in thy presence.

Therefore with joy ye shall draw water out of the wells of salvation.

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

But let the righteous be glad. Let them exult before God. Yea, let them rejoice with gladness.

Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Praise ye LORD. Sing to LORD a new song, and his praise in the assembly of the sanctified.

Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, because your reward is great in the heavens, for so they persecuted the prophets before you.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices. My flesh also shall dwell in hope (LXX/NT).

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.

For thou, LORD, have made me glad through thy work. I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

And let us not be weary doing good, for in our own time we will reap, not desponding.

Thou prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. Thou have anointed my head with oil. My cup runs over.

Let thy meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in LORD.

Think on the things above, not the things on the earth.

Blessed is the people who know the joyful sound. They walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.

The eyes of all wait for thee, and thou give them their food in due season.Thou open thy hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Consider it all joy, my brothers, when ye encounter various trials,knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

And his lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman. Thou were faithful over a few things, I will appoint thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Therefore LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

I rejoice at thy word, as he who finds great spoil.

Why are thou cast down, O my soul? And why are thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him, the help of my countenance, and my God.

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

Praise ye LORD. I will give thanks to LORD with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity, but a broken spirit who can bear?

LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup. Thou maintain my lot.

Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the South.

through whom also we have access by faith for this grace in which we stand, and we take pride in hope of the glory of God.

Be glad in LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous. And shout for joy, all ye who are upright in heart.

Make me to go in the path of thy commandments, for therein do I delight.

My heart is fixed, O God, I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.

O give thanks to LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness [is] forever.

to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to 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 LORD, that

My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises to thee, and my soul, which thou have redeemed.

O that the salvation of Israel came out of Zion! When LORD brings back the captivity of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, [and] Israel shall be glad.

For our heart shall rejoice in him because we have trusted in his holy name.

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

O give thanks to LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness [is] forever.Let Israel now say that his loving kindness [is] forever.

Sing to LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises upon the harp to our God,

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

Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to LORD. And David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

I will meditate on the glorious majesty of thine honor, and of thy wondrous works.

The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. The right hand of LORD does valiantly.

Delight thyself also in LORD, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

Let all those who seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee. Let such as love thy salvation say continually, LORD be magnified.

And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God. We have waited for him, and he will save us. This is LORD. We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

Let the sanctified exult in glory. Let them sing for joy upon their beds,

As for the sanctified who are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

Nevertheless I am continually with thee. Thou have held my right hand.Thou will guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

When LORD brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream.Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, LORD has done great things for them.

Through him therefore, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, fruit of lips acknowledging his name.

And my soul shall be joyful in LORD. It shall rejoice in his salvation.

And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul like a weaned child with his mother. Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD, and thy law is my delight.

The hope of the righteous [is] gladness, but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

The precepts of LORD are right, rejoicing the heart. The commandment of LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Restore to me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.

Again the kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man having found, he hid. And from the joy of it, he goes and sells all, as many things as he has, and buys that field.

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou have perfected praise (LXX/NT), because of thine adversaries, that thou might still the enemy and the avenger.

But thanks is to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

My soul longs, yea, even faints for the courts of LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out to the living God.

I will give thanks to thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are thy works, and that my soul knows right well.

And again he says, Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.

Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid, for LORD, [even] LORD, is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation.

Out of my distress I called upon LORD. LORD answered me upon a large place.LORD is on my side, I will not fear. What can man do to me?

And having been convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and will continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith.

O how great is thy goodness, which thou have laid up for those who fear thee, which thou have wrought for those who take refuge in thee before the sons of men!

Then he said to them, Go your way, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our LORD; neither be ye grieved, for the joy of LORD is your strength.

But let all those who take refuge in thee rejoice. Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defend them. Let those also who love thy name be joyful in thee.For thou will bless the righteous man, O LORD. Thou will encompass him with favor as with a shield. Selah.

I will be glad and rejoice in thy loving kindness, for thou have seen my affliction. Thou have known my soul in adversities,

All the days of the afflicted are evil, but he who is of a cheerful heart [has] a continual feast.

Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid, for LORD, [even] LORD, is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation.Therefore with joy ye shall draw water out of the wells of salvation.

And the ransomed of LORD shall return, and come with singing to Zion, and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads. They shall obtain gladness and joy, [and] sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Until now ye have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and ye will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

Thou made known to me the paths of life. Thou will fill me of joy with thy countenance.

rejoicing in hope, enduring tribulation, persevering in prayer,

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