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."

A greedy man will not be satisfied by money. And whoever loves wealth will reap no fruit from it. Therefore, this, too, is emptiness.

For though you have not seen him, you love him. In him also, though you do not see him, you now believe. And in believing, you shall exult with an inexpressible and glorious joy,returning with the goal of your faith, the salvation of souls.

But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, forbearance,meekness, faith, modesty, abstinence, chastity. There is no law against such things.

Rejoice with those who are rejoicing. Weep with those who are weeping.

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

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

Consider the works of God, that no one is able to correct whomever he has despised.

as if sorrowful and yet always rejoicing; as if needy and yet enriching many; as if having nothing and possessing everything.

Yet truly, do not choose to rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

I say to you, that there will be so much more joy in heaven over one sinner repenting, than over the ninety-nine just, who do not need to repent.

And the honor of the king loves judgment. You have prepared guidance. You have accomplished judgment and justice in Jacob.

A Canticle of David himself, when the house was built after the captivity. Sing to the Lord a new song. Sing to the Lord, all the earth.

Let the word of Christ live in you in abundance, with all wisdom, teaching and correcting one another, with psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing to God with the grace in your hearts.

And the honor of the king loves judgment. You have prepared guidance. You have accomplished judgment and justice in Jacob.Exalt the Lord our God, and adore the footstool of his feet, for it is holy.Moses and Aaron are among his priests, and Samuel is among those who call upon his name. They called upon the Lord, and he heeded them.

For they did not take possession of the land by their sword, and their own arm did not save them. But your right hand and your arm, and the light of your countenance did so, because you were pleased with them.

Unto the end. A Psalm to the sons of Korah.So then, truly his salvation is near to those who fear him, so that glory may inhabit our land.Mercy and truth have met each other. Justice and peace have kissed.Truth has risen from the earth, and justice has gazed down from heaven.For so will the Lord give goodness, and our earth will give her fruit.Justice will walk before him, and he will set his steps upon the way.O Lord, you have blessed your land. You have turned aside the captivity of Jacob.

They have cast me out, and now they have surrounded me. They have cast their eyes down to the earth.

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

You will lead me out of this snare, which they have hidden for me. For you are my protector.

But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, forbearance,

Behold, the inheritance of the Lord is sons, the reward is the fruit of the womb.

So may the God of hope fill you with every joy and with peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope and in the virtue of the Holy Spirit.

For your testimonies are also my meditation, and your justifications are my counsel.

Rejoice always.

Their throat is an open sepulcher. They have acted deceitfully with their tongues. Judge them, O God. Let them fall by their own intentions: according to the multitude of their impiety, expel them. For they have provoked you, O Lord.

I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, and my soul will exult in my God. For he has clothed me with the vestments of salvation, and he has wrapped me in the clothing of justice, like a groom arrayed with a crown, and like a bride adorned with her jewels.

A rejoicing heart gladdens the face. But by the grief of the soul, the spirit is cast down.

Let us gaze upon Jesus, as the Author and the completion of our faith, who, having joy laid out before him, endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and who now sits at the right hand of the throne of God.

Of David himself. O Lord, judge those who harm me; assail those who attack me.

A Psalm of David himself. I will sing mercy and judgment to you, O Lord. I will sing psalms.And I will have understanding within the immaculate way, when you will draw near to me. I wandered about in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.

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

They cried out to you, and they were saved. In you, they hoped and were not confounded.

You will draw water with gladness from the fountains of the Savior.

A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.

I have become stuck in a deep quagmire, and there is no firm footing. I have arrived at the height of the sea, and a tempest has overwhelmed me.

Blessed is the man who has filled his desire from these things. He will not be confounded when he speaks to his enemies at the gate.

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

be glad and exult, for your reward in heaven is plentiful. For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

from the face of the impious who have afflicted me. My enemies have surrounded my soul.

For you will go forth rejoicing, and you will be led forward in peace. The mountains and the hills will sing praise before you, and all the trees of the countryside will clap their hands.

My throne is prepared from of old. You are from everlasting.

And so, let us not be deficient in doing good. For in due time, we shall reap without fail.

He will receive a blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God, his Saviour.

He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.

Consider the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth.

We have been rejoicing, because of the days in which you humbled us, because of the years in which we saw evils.

Confession and magnificence are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.

My brothers, when you have fallen into various trials, consider everything a joy,For the anger of man does not accomplish the justice of God.Because of this, having cast away all uncleanness and an abundance of malice, receive with meekness the newly-grafted Word, which is able to save your souls.So be doers of the Word, and not listeners only, deceiving yourselves.For if anyone is a listener of the Word, but not also a doer, he is comparable to a man gazing into a mirror upon the face that he was born with;and after considering himself, he went away and promptly forgot what he had seen.But he who gazes upon the perfect law of liberty, and who remains in it, is not a forgetful hearer, but instead a doer of the work. He shall be blessed in what he does.But if anyone considers himself to be religious, but he does not restrain his tongue, but instead seduces his own heart: such a one's religion is vanity.This is religion, clean and undefiled before God the Father: to visit orphans and widows in their tribulations, and to keep yourself immaculate, apart from this age.knowing that the proving of your faith exercises patience,

His lord said to him: 'Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful over a few things, I will appoint you over many things. Enter into the gladness of your lord.'

You yourself are my king and my God, who commands the salvation of Jacob.

I will confess to you, Lord, with my whole heart. I will recount all your wonders.

Alleluia. Of the return of Haggai and Zachariah. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord. He will prefer his commandments exceedingly.

The spirit of a man sustains his weakness. Yet who can sustain a spirit that is easily angered?

Perfect my steps in your paths, so that my footsteps may not be disturbed.

Like arrows in the hand of the powerful, so are the sons of those who have been cast out.

For through him we also have access by faith to this grace, in which we stand firm, and to glory, in the hope of the glory of the sons of God.

But the counsel of the Lord remains for eternity, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.

Unto the end. A Psalm of David.

A Psalm of David: to Jeremiah. Above the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept, while we remembered Zion.

to take up the mourners of Zion and to give them a crown in place of ashes, an oil of joy in place of mourning, a cloak of praise in place of a spirit of grief. And there, they shall be called the strong ones of justice, the planting of the Lord, unto glorification.

The Lord preserves all of their bones, not one of them shall be broken.

Concerning other things, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is certainly not tiresome for me to write the same things to you, but for you, it is not necessary.

Alleluia. ALEPH. Blessed are the immaculate in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.With my whole heart, I have sought you. Do not let me be driven away from your commandments.I have understood beyond the elders. For I have searched your commandments.I have prohibited my feet from every evil way, so that I may keep your words.I have not declined from your judgments, because you have stationed a law for me.How sweet is your eloquence to my palate, more so than honey to my mouth!I obtained understanding by your commandments. Because of this, I have hated every way of iniquity.NUN. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my paths.I have sworn it, and so I am determined to keep the judgments of your justice.I have been altogether humbled, Lord. Revive me according to your word.Make the willing offerings of my mouth well pleasing, Lord, and teach me your judgments.My soul is always in my hands, and I have not forgotten your law.I have hidden your eloquence in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.Sinners have set a snare for me, yet I have not strayed from your commandments.I have acquired your testimonies as an inheritance unto eternity, because they are the exultation of my heart.I have inclined my heart to do your justifications for eternity, as a recompense.SAMECH. I have hated the iniquitous, and I have loved your law.You are my helper and my supporter. And in your word, I have greatly hoped.Turn away from me, you malignant ones. And I will examine the commandments of my God.Uphold me according to your eloquence, and I will live. And let me not be confounded in my expectation.Help me, and I will be saved. And I will meditate always on your justifications.You have despised all those who fell away from your judgments. For their intention is unjust.I have considered all the sinners of the earth to be transgressors. Therefore, I have loved your testimonies.Blessed are you, O Lord. Teach me your justifications.Pierce my flesh with your fear, for I am afraid of your judgments.AIN. I have accomplished judgment and justice. Do not hand me over to those who slander me.Uphold your servant in what is good. And do not allow the arrogant to slander me.My eyes have failed in your salvation and in the eloquence of your justice.Deal with your servant according to your mercy, and teach me your justifications.I am your servant. Give me understanding, so that I may know your testimonies.It is time to act, O Lord. They have dissipated your law.Therefore, I have loved your commandments beyond gold and topaz.Because of this, I was directed toward all your commandments. I held hatred for every iniquitous way.PHE. Your testimonies are wonderful. Therefore, my soul has been examined by them.With my lips, I have pronounced all the judgments of your mouth.The declaration of your words illuminates, and it gives understanding to little ones.I opened my mouth and drew breath, for I desired your commandments.Gaze upon me and be merciful to me, according to the judgment of those who love your name.Direct my steps according to your eloquence, and let no injustice rule over me.Redeem me from the slanders of men, so that I may keep your commandments.Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your justifications.My eyes have gushed like springs of water, because they have not kept your law.SADE. You are just, O Lord, and your judgment is right.You have commanded justice: your testimonies and your truth even more so.My zeal has caused me to pine away, because my enemies have forgotten your words.I have been delighted in the way of your testimonies, as if in all riches.Your eloquence has been greatly enflamed, and your servant has loved it.I am young and treated with contempt. But I have not forgotten your justifications.Your justice is justice for all eternity, and your law is truth.Tribulation and anguish have found me. Your commandments are my meditation.Your testimonies are fairness unto eternity. Give me understanding, and I will live.COPH. I cried out with my whole heart. Heed me, O Lord. I will ask for your justifications.I cried out to you. Save me, so that I may keep your commandments.I arrived first in maturity, and so I cried out. For in your words, I have hoped beyond hope.My eyes preceded the dawn for you, so that I might meditate on your eloquence.Hear my voice according to your mercy, O Lord. And revive me according to your judgment.I will be trained in your commandments, and I will consider your ways.Those who persecute me have drawn near to iniquity, but they been brought far from your law.You are near, O Lord, and all your ways are truth.I have known from the beginning about your testimonies. For you founded them in eternity.RES. See my humiliation and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your law.Judge my judgment and redeem me. Revive me because of your eloquence.Salvation is far from sinners, because they have not inquired about your justifications.Many are your mercies, O Lord. Enliven me according to your judgment.Many are those who persecute me and who trouble me. I have not turned away from your testimonies.I saw the prevaricators, and I pine away. For they have not kept your word.O Lord, see how I have loved your commandments. Revive me in your mercy.I will meditate on your justifications. I will not forget your words.The beginning of your words is truth. All the judgments of your justice are for eternity.SIN. The leaders have persecuted me without cause. And my heart has been awed by your words.I will rejoice over your eloquence, like one who has found many spoils.I have held hatred for iniquity, and I have abhorred it. Yet I have loved your law.Seven times a day, I uttered praise to you about the judgments of your justice.Those who love your law have great peace, and there is no scandal for them.I have waited for your salvation, O Lord. And I have loved your commandments.My soul has kept to your testimonies and has loved them exceedingly.I have served your commandments and your testimonies. For all my ways are before your sight.TAU. O Lord, let my supplication draw near in your sight. Grant understanding to me according to your eloquence.GHIMEL. Repay your servant, revive me; and I will keep your words.Let my petition enter before you. Rescue me according to your word.A hymn will burst forth from my lips, when you will teach me your justifications.My tongue will pronounce your eloquence. For all your commandments are fairness.Let it be your hand that saves me. For I have chosen your commandments.O Lord, I have longed for your salvation, and your law is my meditation.My soul will live and will praise you, and your judgments will assist me.I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost. Seek out your servant, for I have not forgotten your commandments.Reveal to my eyes, and I will consider the wonders of your law.I am a sojourner on the earth. Do not hide your commandments from me.Blessed are those who examine his testimonies. They seek him with their whole heart.

He will send forth his word, and it will melt them. His Spirit will breathe out, and the waters will flow.

And the redeemed of the Lord will be converted, and they will return to Zion with praising. And everlasting joy will be upon their heads. They will obtain gladness and rejoicing. For pain and sorrow will flee away.

And the people rejoiced, since they were promising their votive offerings willingly. For they were offering these to the Lord with all their heart. And king David also rejoiced with great gladness.

Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob: his hope is in the Lord God himself,

I will be trained in your commandments, and I will consider your ways.

There is no health in my flesh before the face of your wrath. There is no peace for my bones before the face of my sins.

And they will say in that day: "Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us. This is the Lord! We have endured for him. We will exult and rejoice in his salvation."

The saints will exult in glory. They will rejoice upon their couches.

You have tested my heart and visited it by night. You have examined me by fire, and iniquity has not been found in me.

Do not forget the voices of your adversaries. The arrogance of those who hate you rises up continually.

A Canticle in steps: of Solomon. Unless the Lord has built the house, those who build it have labored in vain. Unless the Lord has guarded the city, he who guards it watches in vain.It is in vain that you rise before daylight, that you rise up after you have sat down, you who chew the bread of sorrow. Whereas, to his beloved, he will give sleep.

Therefore, through him, let us offer the sacrifice of continual praise to God, which is the fruit of lips confessing his name.

They will be inebriated with the fruitfulness of your house, and you will give them to drink from the torrent of your enjoyment.

And David spoke to the leaders of the Levites, so that they might appoint, from their brothers, singers with musical instruments, specifically, psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, so that a joyful noise might resound on high.

how he swore to the Lord, how he made a vow to the God of Jacob:

The expectation of the just is rejoicing. But the hope of the impious will perish.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we will call upon the name of the Lord our God.

The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. When a man finds it, he hides it, and, because of his joy, he goes and sells everything that he has, and he buys that field.

O Lord, our Lord, how admirable is your name throughout all the earth! For your magnificence is elevated above the heavens.

But thanks be to God, who has given us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

O Lord, you have blessed your land. You have turned aside the captivity of Jacob.

So then, truly, the just will confess your name, and the upright will dwell with your countenance.

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

Behold, God is my savior, I will act faithfully, and I will not be afraid. For the Lord is my strength and my praise, and he has become my salvation."

I wish that my ways may be directed so as to keep your justifications.This has consoled me in my humiliation, for your word has revived me.The arrogant act altogether iniquitously, but I have not turned aside from your law.I called to mind your judgments of antiquity, O Lord, and I was consoled.Faintness has taken hold of me, because of the sinners, those who abandon your law.Your justifications were the subject of my worthy singing, in the place of my pilgrimage.During the night, I remembered your name, O Lord, and I kept your law.This has happened to me because I sought your justifications.HETH. O Lord, my portion, I have said that I would keep your law.I have beseeched your face with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.I have considered my ways, and I have turned my feet toward your testimonies.Then I will not be confounded, when I will look into all your commandments.

And having this confidence, I know that I shall remain and that I shall continue to remain with all of you, for your advancement and for your joy in the faith,

And he said to them: "Go, eat fat foods and drink sweet drinks, and send portions to those who have not prepared for themselves. For it is the holy day of the Lord. And do not be sad. For the joy of the Lord is also our strength."

Their throat is an open sepulcher. They have acted deceitfully with their tongues. Judge them, O God. Let them fall by their own intentions: according to the multitude of their impiety, expel them. For they have provoked you, O Lord.But let all those who hope in you rejoice. They will exult in eternity, and you will dwell in them. And all those who love your name will glory in you.

You are my refuge from the tribulation that has surrounded me. You are my exultation: rescue me from those who are surrounding me.

All the days of the poor are evil. A secure mind is like a continual feast.

Behold, God is my savior, I will act faithfully, and I will not be afraid. For the Lord is my strength and my praise, and he has become my salvation."You will draw water with gladness from the fountains of the Savior.

And now, those who have been redeemed by the Lord will return. And they will arrive in Zion, praising. And everlasting rejoicing will be upon their heads. They will take hold of gladness and rejoicing. Anguish and mourning will flee away.

Until now, you have not requested anything in my name. Ask, and you shall receive, so that your joy may be full.

You have made known to me the ways of life. You will completely fill me with happiness by your presence.'

in hope, rejoicing; in tribulation, enduring; in prayer, ever-willing;

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