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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."
You love him, although you have not seen him, and you believe in him, although you do not now see him. So you rejoice with a great and glorious joy which words cannot express,because you are receiving the salvation of your souls, which is the purpose of your faith in him.
But the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,humility, and self-control. There is no law against such things as these.
And so I will come to you full of joy, if it is God's will, and enjoy a refreshing visit with you.
When things are going well for you, be glad, and when trouble comes, just remember: God sends both happiness and trouble; you never know what is going to happen next.
although saddened, we are always glad; we seem poor, but we make many people rich; we seem to have nothing, yet we really possess everything.
But don't be glad because the evil spirits obey you; rather be glad because your names are written in heaven.”
In the same way, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine respectable people who do not need to repent.
Christ's message in all its richness must live in your hearts. Teach and instruct one another with all wisdom. Sing psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing to God with thanksgiving in your hearts.
Sing for joy to the Lord, all the earth; praise him with songs and shouts of joy!Sing praises to the Lord! Play music on the harps!Blow trumpets and horns, and shout for joy to the Lord, our king.
Then I will go to your altar, O God; you are the source of my happiness. I will play my harp and sing praise to you, O God, my God.
How I love your Temple, Lord Almighty! One day spent in your Temple is better than a thousand anywhere else; I would rather stand at the gate of the house of my God than live in the homes of the wicked.The Lord is our protector and glorious king, blessing us with kindness and honor. He does not refuse any good thing to those who do what is right.Lord Almighty, how happy are those who trust in you!How I want to be there! I long to be in the Lord's Temple. With my whole being I sing for joy to the living God.
You will show me the path that leads to life; your presence fills me with joy and brings me pleasure forever.
His anger lasts only a moment, his goodness for a lifetime. Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning.
May God, the source of hope, fill you with all joy and peace by means of your faith in him, so that your hope will continue to grow by the power of the Holy Spirit.
All you that are righteous be glad because of what the Lord has done! Remember what the holy God has done, and give thanks to him.
But all who find safety in you will rejoice; they can always sing for joy. Protect those who love you; because of you they are truly happy.
Jerusalem rejoices because of what the Lord has done. She is like a bride dressed for her wedding. God has clothed her with salvation and victory.
But I am like an olive tree growing in the house of God; I trust in his constant love forever and ever.I will always thank you, God, for what you have done; in the presence of your people I will proclaim that you are good.
Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from beginning to end. He did not give up because of the cross! On the contrary, because of the joy that was waiting for him, he thought nothing of the disgrace of dying on the cross, and he is now seated at the right side of God's throne.
Sing to the Lord, all the world! Worship the Lord with joy; come before him with happy songs!
For God's Kingdom is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of the righteousness, peace, and joy which the Holy Spirit gives.
Praise the Lord! Sing a new song to the Lord; praise him in the assembly of his faithful people!
Be happy and glad, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven. This is how the prophets who lived before you were persecuted.
“You will leave Babylon with joy; you will be led out of the city in peace. The mountains and hills will burst into singing, and the trees will shout for joy.
So let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest.
You prepare a banquet for me, where all my enemies can see me; you welcome me as an honored guest and fill my cup to the brim.
How happy are the people who worship you with songs, who live in the light of your kindness!
All living things look hopefully to you, and you give them food when they need it.You give them enough and satisfy the needs of all.
My friends, consider yourselves fortunate when all kinds of trials come your way,Human anger does not achieve God's righteous purpose.So get rid of every filthy habit and all wicked conduct. Submit to God and accept the word that he plants in your hearts, which is able to save you.Do not deceive yourselves by just listening to his word; instead, put it into practice.If you listen to the word, but do not put it into practice you are like people who look in a mirror and see themselves as they are.They take a good look at themselves and then go away and at once forget what they look like.But if you look closely into the perfect law that sets people free, and keep on paying attention to it and do not simply listen and then forget it, but put it into practice—you will be blessed by God in what you do.Do any of you think you are religious? If you do not control your tongue, your religion is worthless and you deceive yourself.What God the Father considers to be pure and genuine religion is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering and to keep oneself from being corrupted by the world.for you know that when your faith succeeds in facing such trials, the result is the ability to endure.
‘Well done, you good and faithful servant!’ said his master. ‘You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!’
Why am I so sad? Why am I so troubled? I will put my hope in God, and once again I will praise him, my savior and my God.
Your will to live can sustain you when you are sick, but if you lose it, your last hope is gone.
He has brought us by faith into this experience of God's grace, in which we now live. And so we boast of the hope we have of sharing God's glory!
You that are righteous, be glad and rejoice because of what the Lord has done. You that obey him, shout for joy!
To give to those who mourn in Zion Joy and gladness instead of grief, A song of praise instead of sorrow. They will be like trees That the Lord himself has planted. They will all do what is right, And God will be praised for what he has done.
I will shout for joy as I play for you; with my whole being I will sing because you have saved me.
How I pray that victory will come to Israel from Zion. How happy the people of Israel will be when the Lord makes them prosperous again!
In conclusion, my friends, be joyful in your union with the Lord. I don't mind repeating what I have written before, and you will be safer if I do so.
Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good, and his love is eternal.Many enemies were around me; but I destroyed them by the power of the Lord!They were around me on every side; but I destroyed them by the power of the Lord!They swarmed around me like bees, but they burned out as quickly as a brush fire; by the power of the Lord I destroyed them.I was fiercely attacked and was being defeated, but the Lord helped me.The Lord makes me powerful and strong; he has saved me.Listen to the glad shouts of victory in the tents of God's people: “The Lord's mighty power has done it!His power has brought us victory— his mighty power in battle!”I will not die; instead, I will live and proclaim what the Lord has done.He has punished me severely, but he has not let me die.Open to me the gates of the Temple; I will go in and give thanks to the Lord!Let the people of Israel say, “His love is eternal.”
They will reach Jerusalem with gladness, singing and shouting for joy. They will be happy forever, forever free from sorrow and grief.
The people had given willingly to the Lord, and they were happy that so much had been given. King David also was extremely happy.
Listen to the glad shouts of victory in the tents of God's people: “The Lord's mighty power has done it!
May all who come to you be glad and joyful. May all who are thankful for your salvation always say, “How great is the Lord!”
When it happens, everyone will say, “He is our God! We have put our trust in him, and he has rescued us. He is the Lord! We have put our trust in him, and now we are happy and joyful because he has saved us.”
Yet I always stay close to you, and you hold me by the hand.You guide me with your instruction and at the end you will receive me with honor.
When the Lord brought us back to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!How we laughed, how we sang for joy! Then the other nations said about us, “The Lord did great things for them.”
Let us, then, always offer praise to God as our sacrifice through Jesus, which is the offering presented by lips that confess him as Lord.
David commanded the leaders of the Levites to assign various Levites to sing and to play joyful music on harps and cymbals.
Instead, I am content and at peace. As a child lies quietly in its mother's arms, so my heart is quiet within me.
The laws of the Lord are right, and those who obey them are happy. The commands of the Lord are just and give understanding to the mind.
“The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man happens to find a treasure hidden in a field. He covers it up again, and is so happy that he goes and sells everything he has, and then goes back and buys that field.
it is sung by children and babies. You are safe and secure from all your enemies; you stop anyone who opposes you.
How I want to be there! I long to be in the Lord's Temple. With my whole being I sing for joy to the living God.
I praise you because you are to be feared; all you do is strange and wonderful. I know it with all my heart.
God is my savior; I will trust him and not be afraid. The Lord gives me power and strength; he is my savior.
In my distress I called to the Lord; he answered me and set me free.The Lord is with me, I will not be afraid; what can anyone do to me?
I am sure of this, and so I know that I will stay. I will stay on with you all, to add to your progress and joy in the faith,
How wonderful are the good things you keep for those who honor you! Everyone knows how good you are, how securely you protect those who trust you.
Now go home and have a feast. Share your food and wine with those who don't have enough. Today is holy to our Lord, so don't be sad. The joy that the Lord gives you will make you strong.”
But all who find safety in you will rejoice; they can always sing for joy. Protect those who love you; because of you they are truly happy.You bless those who obey you, Lord; your love protects them like a shield.
I will be glad and rejoice because of your constant love. You see my suffering; you know my trouble.
God is my savior; I will trust him and not be afraid. The Lord gives me power and strength; he is my savior.As fresh water brings joy to the thirsty, so God's people rejoice when he saves them.”
Those whom you have rescued will reach Jerusalem with gladness, singing and shouting for joy. They will be happy forever, forever free from sorrow and grief.
Until now you have not asked for anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your happiness may be complete.