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."

Also the abundance of the earth is for everyone. The king is dependent on the tilled field.

Whom not having seen, you love, in whom now not seeing, but believing, you rejoice with inexpressible joy and glorified,obtaining for yourselves the outcome your faith--the salvation of your 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 that rejoice, and weep with those that weep.

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

I have inherited Your testimonies forever; for they are the joy of my heart.

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

I have delighted in the way of Your testimonies, as much as in all riches.

In the day of prosperity live joyfully, and consider in the day of adversity. Consider, I say, God also has caused the one to agree with the other for this reason, that man should find nothing after him.

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

Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names have been written in heaven."

I say to you that likewise there shall be more joy in heaven over one sinner repenting than over ninety-nine righteous who need no repentance.

Shout to God, all the earth! Sing and rejoice, and sing psalms!

The praise of a Song by David. Come, let us rejoice in the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to God our Savior.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Shout to God, all the earth! Sing and rejoice, and sing psalms!Sing to the Lord with a harp, and with the voice of a psalm.With trumpets, and with the sound of a horn, make a joyful noise to the Lord before the king.

And I will go in to the altar of God, to God who gladdens my youth; I will give thanks to You on the harp, O God, my God.

For the end, A Psalm for the sons of Korah, concerning the winepresses. How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts!My soul longs and faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh have exalted in the living God.

You have made known to me the ways of life; You will fill me with joy with Your countenance: at Your right hand there are delights forever.

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

For anger is in His wrath, but life in His favor; weeping shall tarry for the evening, but joy comes in the morning.

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

The Lord has done great things for us, we became joyful.

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

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

Rejoice always!

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous; and give thanks for a remembrance of His holiness.

But let all that trust in You be glad in You: they shall rejoice forever, and You shall dwell among them; and all that love Your name shall rejoice in You.

and they shall greatly rejoice in the Lord. Let my soul rejoice in the Lord; for He has clothed me with the robe of salvation, and the garment of joy; He has put a turban on me as on a bridegroom, and adorned me with ornaments as a bride.

When the heart rejoices, the countenance is cheerful, but when it is in sorrow, the countenance is sad.

But I am as a fruitful olive in the house of God; I have trusted in the mercy of God forever, even forevermore.I will give thanks to You forever, for You have done it; and I will wait on Your name; for it is good before the saints.

looking unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

A Psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech; and he let him go, and he departed. I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall be continually in my mouth.

A Psalm for Thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with exaltation.

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

For You will give him a blessing forever and ever; You will gladden him with joy with Your countenance.

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

A glad heart promotes health, but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.

But let the righteous rejoice; let them exalt before God: let them be delighted with joy.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Alleluia. Sing to the Lord a new song; His praise is in the assembly of the saints.

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

Therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue exalted; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:

For you shall go forth with joy, and shall be taught with gladness; for the mountains and the hills shall exalt to welcome you with joy, and all the trees of the field shall applaud with their branches.

For You, O Lord, have made me glad with Your work; and in the operations of Your hands will I rejoice.

And while we do good, let us not lose heart, for in due season we shall reap if we do not become weary.

You have prepared a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; and Your cup cheers me like the best wine.

Let my meditation be sweet to Him, and I will rejoice in the Lord.

Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

Blessed are the people that knows the joyful sound; they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.

Glory and praise are in His presence; strength and rejoicing are in His place.

The eyes of all wait upon You; and You give them their food in due season.You open Your hands, and fill every living thing with pleasure.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various trials,knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

And the Lord shall recompense me according to my righteousness, and according to the purity of my hands before His eyes.

I will rejoice because of Your oracles, as one that finds much spoil.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why do you trouble me? Hope in God; for I will give thanks to Him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

I will be glad and exalt in You: I will sing to Your name, O Most High.

Alleluia. I will give You thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.

A wise servant calms a man's anger, but who can endure a faint-hearted man?

The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: You are He that restores my inheritance to me.

Turn, O Lord, our captivity, as the streams in the south.

through whom also we have had access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Be glad in the Lord, and exalt, you righteous; and shout for joy, all you that are upright in heart!

Guide me in the path of Your commandments; for I have delighted in it.

Song of a Psalm by David. O God, my heart is ready, my heart is ready; I will sing and sing psalms with my glory.

Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord: for He is good: for His mercy endures forever.

that there should be given to them that mourn in Zion glory instead of ashes, the oil of joy to the mourners, the garment of glory for the spirit of heaviness; and they shall be called generations of righteousness, the planting of the Lord for glory.

My lips shall rejoice when I sing to You; and my soul, which You have redeemed.

Who will bring the salvation of Israel out of Zion? When the Lord brings back the captivity of His people, let Jacob rejoice, and Israel be glad.

For our heart shall rejoice in Him, and we have hoped in His holy name.

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not troublesome, but for you it is safe.

Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord; for He is good; for His mercy endures forever.Let now the house of Israel say that He is good; for His mercy endures forever.

Begin the song with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God;

and shall return, and come to Zion with joy, and everlasting joy shall be over their head; for on their head shall be praise and exaltation, and joy shall take possession of them; sorrow and pain, and groaning have fled away.

And the people rejoiced because of the willingness, for they offered willingly to the Lord with a full heart; and King David rejoiced greatly.

And they shall speak of the glorious majesty of Your holiness, and recount Your wonders.

The voice of exaltation and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous; the right hand of the Lord has done mightily.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and He shall grant you the desires of your heart.

Let all those that seek You, O Lord, exalt and rejoice in You; and let them that love Your salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified!

And in that day they shall say, behold our God in whom we have trusted, and He shall save us; this is the Lord; we have waited for Him, and we have exalted, and will rejoice in our salvation.

The saints shall rejoice in glory; and shall exalt on their beds.

On behalf of the saints that are in His land, He has magnified all His pleasure in them.

Yet I am continually with You. You have taken hold of my right hand.You have guided me by Your counsel, and You have taken me to Yourself with glory.

A Song of Degrees. When the Lord turned the captivity of Zion, we became as those that are comforted.Then was our mouth filled with joy, and our tongue with exaltation; then would they say among the Gentiles, The Lord has done great things among them.

Therefore through Him let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, confessing to His name.

But my soul shall exalt in the Lord; it shall delight in His salvation.

And David said to the chiefs of the Levites, Set your brethren the singers with musical instruments, lutes, harps, and cymbals, to sound aloud with a voice of joy.

I shall have sinned if I have not been humble, but have exalted my soul; according to the relation of a weaned child to his mother, so will You recompense my soul.

I have longed after Your salvation, O Lord; and Your law is my meditation.

Joy rests long with the righteous, but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.

The ordinances of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is bright, enlightening the eyes.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation; establish me with Your directing Spirit.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure having been hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it, he went and sold everything he had, and bought that field."

Out of the mouth of babes and infants You have perfected praise, because of Your enemies; that You might put down the enemy and avenger.

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

My soul longs and faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh have exalted in the living God.

I will give You thanks; for You are fearfully wondrous; wondrous are Your works; and my soul knows it well.

And again he says: "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!"

Behold, my God is my Savior; I will trust in Him, and not be afraid; for the Lord is my glory and my praise, and has become my salvation.

I called on the Lord out of affliction; and He hearkened to me, and brought me into a wide place.The Lord is my helper; and I will not fear, what shall man do to me?

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

How abundant is the multitude of Your goodness, O Lord, which You have laid up for them that fear You! You have wrought it out for them that hope on You, in the presence of the sons of men.

And the governor said to them, Go, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them that have nothing; for this day is holy to our Lord: and faint not, for the Lord is our strength.

But let all that trust in You be glad in You: they shall rejoice forever, and You shall dwell among them; and all that love Your name shall rejoice in You.For You, O Lord, shall bless the righteous: You have compassed us as with a shield of favor.

I will exalt and be glad in Your mercy; for You have looked upon my affliction; You have saved my soul from distresses.

The eyes of the wicked are always looking for evil things, but the good are always quiet.

Behold, my God is my Savior; I will trust in Him, and not be afraid; for the Lord is my glory and my praise, and has become my salvation.Therefore draw water with joy out of the wells of salvation.

For by the help of the Lord they shall return, and come to Zion with joy and everlasting exaltation, for praise and joy shall come upon their head; pain, grief, and groaning have fled away.

Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

You have made known to me the ways of life; You will fill me full of joy in Your presence."

rejoicing in hope, enduring in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;

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