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."

And the advantage of a land, it is for all; even a king has a field being tilled.

whom having not seen, you love; in whom not yet seeing, but believing in Him you exult with unspeakable joy, and having been glorified,obtaining the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

But the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,meekness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

Rejoice with rejoicing ones, and weep with weeping ones;

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

I have taken Your testimonies as an inheritance forever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

I have spoken these things to you so that My joy might remain in you and your joy might be full.

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

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity take note that God also has set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

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

Yet do not rejoice in this, that the evil spirits are subject to you, rather rejoice because your names are written in Heaven.

I say to you that likewise joy shall be in Heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.

Make a joyful noise to Jehovah, all the earth; breakout, and rejoice, and sing praise.

Oh come, let us sing to Jehovah; let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation.

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.

Make a joyful noise to Jehovah, all the earth; breakout, and rejoice, and sing praise.Sing to Jehovah with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.With trumpets and sound of a horn make a joyful noise before Jehovah, the King.

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy; yea, on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God.

To the Chief Musician. On Gittith. A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How lovely are Your tabernacles, O Jehovah of Hosts!My soul longs, yea, even faints for the courts of Jehovah; my heart and my flesh shout for joy to the living God.

You will make Me know the way of life; in Your presence is fullness of joys. At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

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

For His anger is only a moment; in His favor is life. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

But the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

Great things did Jehovah to work with us and we are glad.

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

This is the day which Jehovah has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Rejoice evermore.

Rejoice in Jehovah, righteous ones; and give thanks at the memory of His holiness.

But let all who put their trust in You rejoice; let them always shout for joy, because You defend them. And let those who love Your name be joyful in You.

I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul will be joyful in my God; for He has clothed me with the robes of salvation, He covered me with the robe of righteousness like a bridegroom adorns himself with ornaments, and like a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

A merry heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.I will praise You forever, because You have done it; and I will wait on Your name; for it is good before Your saints.

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

A Psalm of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless Jehovah at all times; His praise always shall be in my mouth.

A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise to Jehovah, all you lands.Worship Jehovah 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 the Holy Spirit.

For You have made him most blessed forever; You have rejoiced him in the gladness in Your holy face.

And with joy you shall draw water out of the wells of salvation.

A merry heart does good like a medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.

But the righteous are glad; they rejoice before God. Yes, let them exceedingly rejoice.

Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Praise Jehovah! Sing to Jehovah a new song, His praise in the congregation of saints.

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

Therefore My heart is glad, and My glory rejoices; My flesh also shall rest in hope;

For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break out before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

For You, Jehovah, have made Me glad with Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands.

But we should not lose heart in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not faint.

You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.

My thoughts of Him shall be sweet; I will be glad in Jehovah.

Be mindful of things above, not on things on the earth.

Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound; they shall walk, O Jehovah, in the light of Your face.

Glory and honor are in His presence, strength and gladness in His place.

The eyes of all wait on You; and You give them their food in due season.You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into different kinds of temptations,knowing that the trying of your faith works patience.

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

And Jehovah has returned to me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.

I rejoice at Your Word, as one who finds great spoil.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why do you moan within me? Hope in God; for I still praise Him, the salvation of my face, and my God.

I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

Praise Jehovah! I will praise Jehovah with all my heart, in the council of the upright, and of the congregation.

The spirit of a man will nourish his sickness, but a wounded spirit who can bear?

Jehovah is the portion of my inheritance, and of my cup; You shall uphold my lot.

Turn again our captivity, O Jehovah, as the streams in the south.

Through Him we also have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice on the hope of the glory of God.

Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, you righteous; and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

Cause me to walk in the path of Your Commandments; for I delight in them.

A Song, A Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and I will give praise, even with my glory.

Oh give thanks to Jehovah; for He is good; for His mercy endures forever.

to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness; so that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that He might be glorified.

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

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

For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we trust in His holy name.

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

O give thanks to Jehovah; for He is good; because His mercy endures forever.Let Israel now say that His mercy endures forever.

Sing to Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing praise on the harp to our God,

And the ransomed of Jehovah shall return and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy on their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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

I will speak of the glorious honor of Your majesty, and of Your wonderful works.

The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; the right hand of Jehovah does mighty things.

Delight yourself also in Jehovah, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.

Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You, and the ones loving your salvation always say, Let Jehovah be magnified.

And one shall say in that day, Lo, this is our God. We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is Jehovah; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.

Let the saints be joyful in glory; let them sing aloud on their beds.

As to the saints in the earth, they are the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

But I am always with You; You have held me by my right hand.You shall lead me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

A Song of degrees. When Jehovah turned again the captivity of 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, Jehovah has done great things with them.

By Him, then, let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, confessing His name.

And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah; it shall rejoice in His salvation.

And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to choose their brothers to be the singers with instruments of music, lyres, and harps, and cymbals, sounding by lifting the voice with joy.

Surely I have behaved and have quieted my soul, as one weaned by its mother; my soul on me is like one weaned.

I have longed for Your salvation, O Jehovah; and Your Law is my delight.

The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

The Precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart; the Commandments of Jehovah are pure, giving light to the eyes.

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

Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which when a man has found it, he hides it, and for the joy of it goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings You have ordained strength, because of ones vexing You, to cause the enemy and the avenger to cease.

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

My soul longs, yea, even faints for the courts of Jehovah; my heart and my flesh shout for joy to the living God.

I will praise You; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are marvelous and my soul knows it very well.

And again He says, "Rejoice, O nations, with His people."

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; He also has become my salvation.

I called on Jehovah in distress; Jehovah answered me, and set me in a large place.Jehovah is for me, I will not fear; what can man do to me?

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

How great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear You; You have worked for those who trust in You before the sons of men!

Then he said to them, Go eat the fat and drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our LORD. And do not be sorry, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.

But let all who put their trust in You rejoice; let them always shout for joy, because You defend them. And let those who love Your name be joyful in You.For You; O Jehovah, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield.

I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy; for You have looked on my affliction; You have known my soul in troubles;

All the days of the afflicted are evil, but gladness of heart is a continual feast.

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; He also has become my salvation.And with joy you shall draw water out of the wells of salvation.

Therefore the redeemed of Jehovah shall return and come with singing into Zion; and everlasting joy shall be on their head. Gladness and joy shall overtake them; sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

Before now you have asked nothing in My name; ask and you shall receive, that your joy may be full.

You revealed to Me the ways of life. You will fill Me with joy with Your countenance."

rejoicing in hope, patient in affliction, steadfastly continuing in prayer,

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