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VERSES ABOUT JOY
Think about it: the joy of the Lord doesn't just fill you with strength, it brings us all together. It's a joy that's not meant to be kept to yourself; it needs to be shared. Just like the Israelites were instructed to celebrate and share what they had with each other, you can spread the joy of the Lord with everyone you know.
This joy challenges you to love your neighbor and share the Gospel. When your heart is joyful in God, you are strong and empowered to spread that joy throughout your community. It's a lasting joy, something no one can take away.
Psalm 98:4-6 says, "Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; make music to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn— shout for joy before the Lord, the King." You can find so many verses like this that talk about the joy of our God.
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
Rejoice at all times.Pray without ceasing.Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,yet I will exult in the Lord; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God. always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O Lord, in the light of Your presence.They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.
Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.
Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the Lord.
Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O Lord God of Hosts.
Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”
Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The Lord reigns!’
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.Let the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The Lord be magnified!”
The Lord your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
But now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them.
Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds — His name is the Lord— and rejoice before Him.
But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.
Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
For You, O Lord, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the Lord in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
Sing to the Lord, bless His name; proclaim His salvation day after day.Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all peoples.
Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.
My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
Sing for joy, O heavens, for the Lord has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
So the redeemed of the Lord will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.
And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”
In that day you will say: “O Lord, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
that I may declare all Your praises— that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
The Lord is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.
Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
There, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the Lord your God has blessed you.
So the redeemed of the Lord will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
I will sing of the loving devotion of the Lord forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O Lord, in the light of Your presence.They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.Surely our shield belongs to the Lord, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!For God is King of all the earth; sing profound praises to Him.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,praising God continually in the temple.
Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.
I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God. always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.