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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.
They have cast me out, and now they have surrounded me. They have cast their eyes down to the earth.
And he said to them: "Go, eat fat foods and drink sweet drinks, and send portions to those who have not prepared for themselves. For it is the holy day of the Lord. And do not be sad. For the joy of the Lord is also our strength."
You will lead me out of this snare, which they have hidden for me. For you are my protector.
So may the God of hope fill you with every joy and with peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope and in the virtue of the Holy Spirit.
But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, forbearance,meekness, faith, modesty, abstinence, chastity. There is no law against such things.
These things I have spoken to you, so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be fulfilled.
But the counsel of the Lord remains for eternity, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
Rejoice always.Pray without ceasing.Give thanks in everything. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for all of you.
And I will have understanding within the immaculate way, when you will draw near to me. I wandered about in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.
Until now, you have not requested anything in my name. Ask, and you shall receive, so that your joy may be full.
For though you have not seen him, you love him. In him also, though you do not see him, you now believe. And in believing, you shall exult with an inexpressible and glorious joy,returning with the goal of your faith, the salvation of souls.
Exult and give praise, O habitation of Zion! For the Great One, the Holy One of Israel, is in your midst!"
There is no health in my flesh before the face of your wrath. There is no peace for my bones before the face of my sins.
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but rather justice and peace and joy, in the Holy Spirit.
each one giving, just as he has determined in his heart, neither out of sadness, nor out of obligation. For God loves a cheerful giver.
I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, and my soul will exult in my God. For he has clothed me with the vestments of salvation, and he has wrapped me in the clothing of justice, like a groom arrayed with a crown, and like a bride adorned with her jewels.
The light of your countenance, Lord, has been sealed upon us. You have given joy to my heart.
For the fig tree will not flower, and there will be no bud on the vines. The labor of the olive tree will be misleading, and the farmland will produce no food. The sheep will be cut off from the sheepfold, and there will be no herd at the manger.But I will rejoice in the Lord; and I will exult in God my Jesus.
My brothers, when you have fallen into various trials, consider everything a joy,For the anger of man does not accomplish the justice of God.Because of this, having cast away all uncleanness and an abundance of malice, receive with meekness the newly-grafted Word, which is able to save your souls.So be doers of the Word, and not listeners only, deceiving yourselves.For if anyone is a listener of the Word, but not also a doer, he is comparable to a man gazing into a mirror upon the face that he was born with;and after considering himself, he went away and promptly forgot what he had seen.But he who gazes upon the perfect law of liberty, and who remains in it, is not a forgetful hearer, but instead a doer of the work. He shall be blessed in what he does.But if anyone considers himself to be religious, but he does not restrain his tongue, but instead seduces his own heart: such a one's religion is vanity.This is religion, clean and undefiled before God the Father: to visit orphans and widows in their tribulations, and to keep yourself immaculate, apart from this age.knowing that the proving of your faith exercises patience,
For through him we also have access by faith to this grace, in which we stand firm, and to glory, in the hope of the glory of the sons of God.Now the law entered in such a way that offenses would abound. But where offenses were abundant, grace was superabundant.So then, just as sin has reigned unto death, so also may grace reign through justice unto eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.And not only that, but we also find glory in tribulation, knowing that tribulation exercises patience,
For you will go forth rejoicing, and you will be led forward in peace. The mountains and the hills will sing praise before you, and all the trees of the countryside will clap their hands.
To David, when he changed his appearance in the sight of Abimelech, and so he dismissed him, and he went away.
Peace I leave for you; my Peace I give to you. Not in the way that the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, and let it not fear.
Also, they continued, daily, to be of one accord in the temple and to break bread among the houses; and they took their meals with exultation and simplicity of heart,praising God greatly, and holding favor with all the people. And every day, the Lord increased those who were being saved among them.
They will be inebriated with the fruitfulness of your house, and you will give them to drink from the torrent of your enjoyment.
Give praise, O heavens! And exult, O earth! Let the mountains give praise with jubilation! For the Lord has consoled his people, and he will take pity on his poor ones.
Their throat is an open sepulcher. They have acted deceitfully with their tongues. Judge them, O God. Let them fall by their own intentions: according to the multitude of their impiety, expel them. For they have provoked you, O Lord.
speaking among yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual canticles, singing and reciting psalms to the Lord in your hearts,And walk in love, just as Christ also loved us and delivered himself for us, as an oblation and a sacrifice to God, with a fragrance of sweetness.giving thanks always for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God the Father.
Confession and magnificence are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.
We have been rejoicing, because of the days in which you humbled us, because of the years in which we saw evils.Look down upon your servants and upon their works, and direct their sons.
Yet truly, do not choose to rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
Why are you sad, my soul? And why do you disquiet me? Hope in God, for I will still give praise to him: the salvation of my countenance and my God.
So may I come to you with joy, through the will of God, and so may I be refreshed with you.
Blessed is the man who has filled his desire from these things. He will not be confounded when he speaks to his enemies at the gate.
Moreover, if I am to be immolated because of the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and give thanks with all of you.And over this same thing, you also should rejoice and give thanks, together with me.
I have become stuck in a deep quagmire, and there is no firm footing. I have arrived at the height of the sea, and a tempest has overwhelmed me.
Be glad in that day and exult. For behold, your reward is great in heaven. For these same things their fathers did to the prophets.
to take up the mourners of Zion and to give them a crown in place of ashes, an oil of joy in place of mourning, a cloak of praise in place of a spirit of grief. And there, they shall be called the strong ones of justice, the planting of the Lord, unto glorification.
I discovered your words and I consumed them. And your word became to me as the gladness and joy of my heart. For your name has been invoked over me, O Lord, the God of hosts.
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evils. But gladness follows those who take up counsels of peace.
It is in vain that you rise before daylight, that you rise up after you have sat down, you who chew the bread of sorrow. Whereas, to his beloved, he will give sleep.
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth exult. And let them say among the nations, 'The Lord has reigned.'
The light has risen for the just, and joy for the upright of heart.Rejoice in the Lord, you just ones, and confess to the memory of his sanctuary.
The Lord your God is the strength in your midst; he will save. He will rejoice over you with gladness. In his love, he will be silent. He will exult over you with praise.
And now I am coming to you. But I am speaking these things in the world, so that they may have the fullness of my joy within themselves.
A snare will entangle the iniquitous when he sins. And the just shall praise and be glad.
I have endured hardships, while crying out. My jaws have become hoarse; my eyes have failed. Meanwhile, I hope in my God.
But you will be glad and exult, even forever, in these things that I create. For behold, I create Jerusalem as an exultation, and its people as a joy.
Concerning other things, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is certainly not tiresome for me to write the same things to you, but for you, it is not necessary.
"My heart exults in the Lord, and my horn is exalted in my God. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies. For I have rejoiced in your salvation.
Clouds and mist are all around him. Justice and judgment are corrections from his throne.A fire will precede him, and it will enflame his enemies all around.
And so, my most beloved and most desired brothers, my joy and my crown: stand firm in this way, in the Lord, most beloved.
And you, sons of Zion, exult and rejoice in the Lord your God. For he has given you a teacher of justice, and he will make the early and the late rains descend to you, just as it was in the beginning.
A rejoicing heart gladdens the face. But by the grief of the soul, the spirit is cast down.
For they did not take possession of the land by their sword, and their own arm did not save them. But your right hand and your arm, and the light of your countenance did so, because you were pleased with them.
And when he had brought them into his own house, he set a table for them. And he was joyous, with his entire household, believing in God.
Many times, he delivered them. Yet they provoked him with their counsel, and they were brought low by their iniquities.
Great is my confidence in you. Great is my glorying over you. I have been filled with consolation. I have a superabundant joy throughout all our tribulation.
You have increased the nation, but you have not increased the rejoicing. They will rejoice before you, like those who rejoice at the harvest, like the victorious exulting after capturing the prey, when they divide the spoils.
so that they may shoot arrows from hiding at the immaculate.They will suddenly shoot arrows at him, and they will not be afraid. They are resolute in their wicked talk. They have discussed hidden snares. They have said, "Who will see them?"They have been searching carefully for iniquities. Their exhaustive search has failed. Man will approach with a deep heart,
The peoples have been disturbed, and the kingdoms have been bowed down. He uttered his voice: the earth has been moved.
Give praise, O heavens! For the Lord has shown mercy. Shout with joy, O ends of the earth! Let the mountains resound with praise, with the forest and all its trees. For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and Israel will be glorified.
I say to you, that there will be so much more joy in heaven over one sinner repenting, than over the ninety-nine just, who do not need to repent.
And not only that, but we also glory in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
And the redeemed of the Lord will be converted, and they will return to Zion with praising. And everlasting joy will be upon their heads. They will obtain gladness and rejoicing. For pain and sorrow will flee away.
Then the virgin will rejoice with singing, the young and the old together, and I will turn their mourning into gladness, and I will console them and gladden them after their sorrow.
And they will say in that day: "Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us. This is the Lord! We have endured for him. We will exult and rejoice in his salvation."
And so, let the just feast, and let them exult in the sight of God and be delighted in gladness.
For we are the circumcised, we who serve God in the Spirit and who glory in Christ Jesus, having no confidence in the flesh.
And each one who calls upon my name, I have created for my glory. I have formed him, and I have made him.
This is to David, when his land was restored to him. The Lord has reigned, let the earth exult. Let the many islands rejoice.
And you will say in that day: "I will confess to you, O Lord, because you have been angry with me; but your fury has been turned away, and you have consoled me.
And we know that, for those who love God, all things work together unto good, for those who, in accordance with his purpose, are called to be saints.
The Lord is my strength and my praise, and he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I shall glorify him. He is the God of my father, and I shall exalt him.
And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and side. And the disciples were gladdened when they saw the Lord.
not because we have dominion over your faith, but because we are assistants of your joy. For by faith you stand.
He will not see death, when he sees the wise dying: the foolish and the senseless will perish together. And they will leave their riches to strangers.
They have been searching carefully for iniquities. Their exhaustive search has failed. Man will approach with a deep heart,
And having this confidence, I know that I shall remain and that I shall continue to remain with all of you, for your advancement and for your joy in the faith,
And you shall eat it there, in the sight of the Lord your God. And you shall rejoice in all the things to which you shall set your hand: you and your household, which the Lord your God has blessed for you.
And now, those who have been redeemed by the Lord will return. And they will arrive in Zion, praising. And everlasting rejoicing will be upon their heads. They will take hold of gladness and rejoicing. Anguish and mourning will flee away.
A Psalm of David himself. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has performed wonders. His right hand has accomplished salvation for him, with his holy arm.
He preserves the truth forever. He executes judgment for those who suffer injury. He provides food for the hungry. The Lord releases those who are bound.
Concerning the rest, brothers, be strengthened in the Lord, by the power of his virtue.
A prayer of Moses, the man of God. O Lord, you have been our refuge from generation to generation.The days of our years in them are seventy years. But in the powerful, they are eighty years, and more of these are with hardship and sorrow. For mildness has overwhelmed us, and we shall be corrected.Who knows the power of your wrath? And, before fear, can your wrathbe numbered? So make known your right hand, along with men learned in heart, in wisdom.Return, O Lord, how long? And may you be persuaded on behalf of your servants.We were filled in the morning with your mercy, and we exulted and delighted all our days.We have been rejoicing, because of the days in which you humbled us, because of the years in which we saw evils.Look down upon your servants and upon their works, and direct their sons.And may the splendor of the Lord our God be upon us. And so, direct the works of our hands over us; direct even the work of our hands.Before the mountains became, or the land was formed along with the world: from ages past, even to all ages, you are God.
Every excellent gift and every perfect gift is from above, descending from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor any shadow of alteration.
Such did they see, and they were astonished: they were disturbed, they were moved.Trembling took hold of them. In that place, their pains were that of a woman in labor.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, in Christ,
And worshiping, they returned to Jerusalem with great joy.And they were always in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
And by saying these things, they were barely able to restrain the crowds from immolating to them.
Therefore, you also, indeed, have sorrow now. But I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice. And no one will take away your joy from you.
But thanks be to God, who always brings triumph to us in Christ Jesus, and who manifests the fragrance of his knowledge through us in every place.
For they have sharpened their tongues like a sword; they have formed their bow into a bitter thing,so that they may shoot arrows from hiding at the immaculate.
Unto the end. A Psalm of David. O Lord, you have examined me, and you have known me.even there, your hand will lead me forth, and your right hand will hold me.And I said: Perhaps darkness will overwhelm me, and the night will be my illumination, to my delight.But darkness will not be impenetrable to you, and night will illuminate like the day: for just as its darkness is, so also is its light.For you have possessed my temperament. You have supported me from the womb of my mother.I will confess to you, for you have been magnified terribly. Your works are miraculous, as my soul knows exceedingly well.My bone, which you have made in secret, has not been hidden from you, and my substance is in accord with the lower parts of the earth.Your eyes saw my imperfection, and all this shall be written in your book. Days will be formed, and no one shall be in them.But to me, O God, your friends have been greatly honored. Their first ruler has been exceedingly strengthened.I will number them, and they will be more numerous than the sand. I rose up, and I am still with you.O God, if only you would cut down sinners. You men of blood: depart from me.You have known my sitting down and my rising up again.
His lord said to him: 'Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful over a few things, I will appoint you over many things. Enter into the gladness of your lord.'
And do not choose to be inebriated by wine, for this is self-indulgence. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,speaking among yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual canticles, singing and reciting psalms to the Lord in your hearts,And walk in love, just as Christ also loved us and delivered himself for us, as an oblation and a sacrifice to God, with a fragrance of sweetness.giving thanks always for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God the Father.
But instead, commune in the Passion of Christ, and be glad that, when his glory will be revealed, you too may rejoice with exultation.
And so, you became imitators of us and of the Lord, accepting the Word in the midst of great tribulation, but with the joy of the Holy Spirit.