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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."
whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,receiving the end of 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 there is no law.
that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you.
Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
“These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, But in the day of adversity consider: Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other, So that man can find out nothing that will come 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 rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”
I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.
Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises.
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 joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises.Sing to the Lord with the harp, With the harp and the sound of a psalm,With trumpets and the sound of a horn; Shout joyfully before the Lord, the King.
Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God.
How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts!For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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.
But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You.
I will greatly rejoice in the 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 ornaments, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, But by sorrow of the 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 in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good.
looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher 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.
Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!Serve the 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 the Holy Spirit.
For You have made him most blessed forever; You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.
But let the righteous be glad; Let them rejoice before God; Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.
Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
“For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills Shall break forth into singing before you, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands.
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.
Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.
The eyes of all look expectantly to You, And You give them their food in due season.You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror;for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
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.’
Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.
Praise the Lord! I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, In the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.
through whom also we have 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 rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty 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 the Lord, that He may be glorified.”
Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord brings back the captivity of His people, Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.
Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe.
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.All nations surrounded me, But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.They surrounded me, Yes, they surrounded me; But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.They surrounded me like bees; They were quenched like a fire of thorns; For in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.You pushed me violently, that I might fall, But the Lord helped me.The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.The voice of rejoicing and salvation Is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.The right hand of the Lord is exalted; The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the Lord.The Lord has chastened me severely, But He has not given me over to death.Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go through them, And I will praise the Lord.Let Israel now say, “His mercy endures forever.”
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had offered willingly to the Lord; and King David also rejoiced greatly.
The voice of rejoicing and salvation Is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let such as love Your salvation say continually, “The Lord be magnified!”
And it will be said in that day: “Behold, this is our God; We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the Lord; We have waited for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.”
As for the saints who are on the earth, “They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.”
Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand.You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.
When the Lord brought back 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, “The Lord has done great things for them.”
Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
Then David spoke to the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers accompanied by instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, by raising the voice with resounding joy.
Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother; Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
The hope of the righteous will be gladness, But the expectation of the wicked will perish.
The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.
My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.
Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ ”
I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith,
Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who fear You, Which You have prepared for those who trust in You In the presence of the sons of men!
Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You.For You, O Lord, 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 considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities,
All the days of the afflicted are evil, But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast.
Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ ”Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation.
So the ransomed of the Lord shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness; Sorrow and sighing shall flee 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 make me full of joy in Your presence.’