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."

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.

whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory,receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest.

I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.

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

In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.

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

Nevertheless, don’t rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!

Oh come, let’s sing to Yahweh. Let’s shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!

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

Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!Sing praises to Yahweh with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn, make a joyful noise before the King, Yahweh.

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.

How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. 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. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.

Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”

For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Yahweh has done great things for us, and we are glad.

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

This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!

Always rejoice.

Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous people! Give thanks to his holy Name.

But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice. Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.

I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh! My soul will 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 a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but an aching heart breaks the spirit.

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints.

looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.

Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands!Serve Yahweh with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.

for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

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

A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.

Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.

Praise Yahweh! Sing to Yahweh a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.

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

Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.

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

For you, Yahweh, have made me glad through your work. I will triumph in the works of your hands.

Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season if we don’t give up.

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

Let my meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.

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

Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh.

Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.

The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

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

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great plunder.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God.

I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

Praise Yah! I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.

A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?

Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.

Restore our fortunes again, Yahweh, like the streams in the Negev.

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

Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!

Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.

My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul.

Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland 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 Yahweh, that he may be glorified.

My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!

Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When Yahweh restores the fortunes of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

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

Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever.

Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,

Then Yahweh’s ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”

Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Yahweh; and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

I will meditate on the glorious majesty of your honor, on your wondrous works.

The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. “The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.

Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let Yahweh be exalted!”

It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is Yahweh! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”

Let the saints rejoice in honor. Let them sing for joy on their beds.

As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

When Yahweh brought back those who returned to 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, “Yahweh has done great things for them.”

Through him, then, let’s offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.

My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.

David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy.

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh. Your law is my delight.

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

Yahweh’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. Yahweh’s commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

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

My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.

Again he says, “Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”

Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”

Out of my distress, I called on Yah. Yah answered me with freedom.Yahweh is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,

Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!

Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”

But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice. Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.

I will be glad and rejoice in your loving kindness, for you have seen my affliction. You have known my soul in adversities.

All the days of the afflicted are wretched, but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.

Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”Therefore with joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.

Those ransomed by Yahweh will return, and come with singing to Zion. Everlasting joy shall be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy. 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 made full.

You made known to me the ways of life. You will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer,

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