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.

Be full of joy in the Lord always. I will say again, be full of joy.

You will teach me how to live a holy life. Being with you will fill me with joy; at your right hand I will find pleasure forever.

Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy good food and sweet drinks. Send some to people who have none, because today is a holy day to the Lord. Don’t be sad, because the joy of the Lord will make you strong.”

His anger lasts only a moment, but his kindness lasts for a lifetime. Crying may last for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

I pray that the God who gives hope will fill you with much joy and peace while you trust in him. Then your hope will overflow by the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Lord has done great things for us, and we are very glad.

But the Spirit produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, self-control. There is no law that says these things are wrong.

I have told you these things so that you can have the same joy I have and so that your joy will be the fullest possible joy.

Be joyful because you have hope. Be patient when trouble comes, and pray at all times.

Good people, rejoice and be happy in the Lord. Sing all you whose hearts are right.

Always be joyful.Pray continually,and give thanks whatever happens. That is what God wants for you in Christ Jesus.

Serve the Lord with joy; come before him with singing.

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy will be the fullest possible joy.

You have not seen Christ, but still you love him. You cannot see him now, but you believe in him. So you are filled with a joy that cannot be explained, a joy full of glory.And you are receiving the goal of your faith—the salvation of your souls.

Shout and sing for joy, you people of Jerusalem, because the Holy One of Israel does great things before your eyes.”

This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad today!

A happy heart is like good medicine, but a broken spirit drains your strength.

Enjoy serving the Lord, and he will give you what you want.

In the kingdom of God, eating and drinking are not important. The important things are living right with God, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Each of you should give as you have decided in your heart to give. You should not be sad when you give, and you should not give because you feel forced to give. God loves the person who gives happily.

The Lord makes me very happy; all that I am rejoices in my God. He has covered me with clothes of salvation and wrapped me with a coat of goodness, like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding, like a bride dressed in jewels.

But you have made me very happy, happier than they are, even with all their grain and new wine.

Fig trees may not grow figs, and there may be no grapes on the vines. There may be no olives growing and no food growing in the fields. There may be no sheep in the pens and no cattle in the barns.But I will still be glad in the Lord; I will rejoice in God my Savior.

My brothers and sisters, when you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy,because anger will not help you live the right kind of life God wants.So put out of your life every evil thing and every kind of wrong. Then in gentleness accept God’s teaching that is planted in your hearts, which can save you.Do what God’s teaching says; when you only listen and do nothing, you are fooling yourselves.Those who hear God’s teaching and do nothing are like people who look at themselves in a mirror.They see their faces and then go away and quickly forget what they looked like.But the truly happy people are those who carefully study God’s perfect law that makes people free, and they continue to study it. They do not forget what they heard, but they obey what God’s teaching says. Those who do this will be made happy.People who think they are religious but say things they should not say are just fooling themselves. Their “religion” is worth nothing.Religion that God accepts as pure and without fault is this: caring for orphans or widows who need help, and keeping yourself free from the world’s evil influence.because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience.

I was very worried, but you comforted me and made me happy.

who through our faith has brought us into that blessing of God’s grace that we now enjoy. And we are happy because of the hope we have of sharing God’s glory.The law came to make sin worse. But when sin grew worse, God’s grace increased.Sin once used death to rule us, but God gave people more of his grace so that grace could rule by making people right with him. And this brings life forever through Jesus Christ our Lord.We also have joy with our troubles, because we know that these troubles produce patience.

“So you will go out with joy and be led out in peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees in the fields will clap their hands.

Sing to the Lord, you who do what is right; honest people should praise him.

The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him, and he helps me. I am very happy, and I praise him with my song.

“I leave you peace; my peace I give you. I do not give it to you as the world does. So don’t let your hearts be troubled or afraid.

I will be happy because of you; God Most High, I will sing praises to your name.

Give me back the joy of your salvation. Keep me strong by giving me a willing spirit.

Rejoice in the Lord, you who do right. Praise his holy name.

The believers met together in the Temple every day. They ate together in their homes, happy to share their food with joyful hearts.They praised God and were liked by all the people. Every day the Lord added those who were being saved to the group of believers.

always praying with joy for all of you.

I will shout for joy when I sing praises to you. You have saved me.

Then I will rejoice in the Lord; I will be happy when he saves me.

Heavens and earth, be happy. Mountains, shout with joy, because the Lord comforts his people and will have pity on those who suffer.

But let everyone who trusts you be happy; let them sing glad songs forever. Protect those who love you and who are happy because of you.

Speak to each other with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord.Live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.Always give thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I will follow your rules forever, because they make me happy.

He has glory and majesty; he has power and joy in his Temple.

Happy are the people who know how to praise you. Lord, let them live in the light of your presence.In your name they rejoice and continually praise your goodness.

You always gave him blessings; you made him glad because you were with him.

A good person can look forward to happiness, but an evil person can expect nothing.

But you should not be happy because the spirits obey you but because your names are written in heaven.”

Why am I so sad? Why am I so upset? I should put my hope in God and keep praising him, my Savior and

Then, if God wants me to, I will come to you with joy, and together you and I will have a time of rest.

Let those who worship him rejoice in his glory. Let them sing for joy even in bed!

Those who cry as they plant crops will sing at harvest time.

Your faith makes you offer your lives as a sacrifice in serving God. If I have to offer my own blood with your sacrifice, I will be happy and full of joy with all of you.You also should be happy and full of joy with me.

Happy are those who are like this; happy are the people whose God is the Lord.

But those who do right should be glad and should rejoice before God; they should be happy and glad.

Be full of joy at that time, because you have a great reward in heaven. Their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.

and to help the sorrowing people of Jerusalem. I will give them a crown to replace their ashes, and the oil of gladness to replace their sorrow, and clothes of praise to replace their spirit of sadness. Then they will be called Trees of Goodness, trees planted by the Lord to show his greatness.

Light shines on those who do right; joy belongs to those who are honest.

Your words came to me, and I listened carefully to them. Your words made me very happy, because I am called by your name, Lord God All-Powerful.

Those who plan evil are full of lies, but those who plan peace are happy.

Then we were filled with laughter, and we sang happy songs. Then the other nations said, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

my heart rejoices in God my Savior,

Let the skies rejoice and the earth be glad. Let people everywhere say, “The Lord is king!”

Let the skies rejoice and the earth be glad; let the sea and everything in it shout.Let the fields and everything in them rejoice. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy

But let those who follow you be happy and glad. They love you for saving them. May they always say, “Praise the Lord!”

The Lord your God is with you; the mighty One will save you. He will rejoice over you. You will rest in his love; he will sing and be joyful about you.”

“I am coming to you now. But I pray these things while I am still in the world so that these followers can have all of my joy in them.

I am as happy over your promises as if I had found a great treasure.

But the followers were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.

Evil people are trapped by their own sin, but good people can sing and be happy.

Sing to God; sing praises to his name. Prepare the way for him who rides through the desert, whose name is the Lord. Rejoice before him.

My people will be happy forever because of the things I will make. I will make a Jerusalem that is full of joy, and I will make her people a delight.

Be happy with those who are happy, and be sad with those who are sad.

My brothers and sisters, be full of joy in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it will help you to be more ready.

Lord, you have made me happy by what you have done; I will sing for joy about what your hands have done.

We rejoice in him, because we trust his holy name.

Hannah prayed: “The Lord has filled my heart with joy; I feel very strong in the Lord. I can laugh at my enemies; I am glad because you have helped me!

Everything on earth, shout with joy to God!

You will receive your salvation with joy as you would draw water from a well.

Sing to the Lord and praise his name; every day tell how he saves us.Tell the nations of his glory; tell all peoples the miracles he does,

My dear brothers and sisters, I love you and want to see you. You bring me joy and make me proud of you, so stand strong in the Lord as I have told you.

I want more than anything to be in the courtyards of the Lord’s Temple. My whole being wants to be with the living God.

So be happy, people of Jerusalem; be joyful in the Lord your God. Because he does what is right, he has brought you rain; he has sent the fall rain and the spring rain for you, as before.

Happiness makes a person smile, but sadness can break a person’s spirit.

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God who is my joy and happiness. I will praise you with a harp, God, my God.

After this the jailer took Paul and Silas home and gave them food. He and his family were very happy because they now believed in God.

So God brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing.

I feel very sure of you and am very proud of you. You give me much comfort, and in all of our troubles I have great joy.

God, you have caused the nation to grow and made the people happy. And they have shown their happiness to you, like the joy during harvest time, like the joy of people taking what they have won in war.

I will be content as if I had eaten the best foods. My lips will sing, and my mouth will praise you.I remember you while I’m lying in bed; I think about you through the night.You are my help. Because of your protection, I sing.

You love right and hate evil, so God has chosen you from among your friends; he has set you apart with much joy.

I will cover her priests with salvation, and those who worship me will really sing for joy.

Skies, sing for joy because the Lord did great things! Earth, shout for joy, even in your deepest parts! Sing, you mountains, with thanks to God. Sing, too, you trees in the forest! The Lord saved the people of Jacob! He showed his glory when he saved Israel.

Sing a new song to him; play well and joyfully.

In the same way, I tell you there is more joy in heaven over one sinner who changes his heart and life, than over ninety-nine good people who don’t need to change.

And not only that, but now we are also very happy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we are now God’s friends again.

Let the Israelites be happy because of God, their Maker. Let the people of Jerusalem rejoice because of their King.

the people the Lord has freed will return there. They will enter Jerusalem with joy, and their happiness will last forever. Their gladness and joy will fill them completely, and sorrow and sadness will go far away.

I enjoy living by your rules as people enjoy great riches.

Then young women of Israel will be happy and dance, the young men and old men also. I will change their sadness into happiness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sadness.

You created the north and the south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing for joy at your name.

At that time people will say, “Our God is doing this! We have waited for him, and he has come to save us. This is the Lord. We waited for him, so we will rejoice and be happy when he saves us.”

The nations should be glad and sing because you judge people fairly. You guide all the nations on earth.Selah

We are the ones who are truly circumcised. We worship God through his Spirit, and our pride is in Christ Jesus. We do not put trust in ourselves or anything we can do,

Bring to me all the people who are mine, whom I made for my glory, whom I formed and made.”

Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.

So I rejoice and am glad. Even my body has hope,

Clap your hands, all you people. Shout to God with joy.

At that time you will say: “I praise you, Lord! You were angry with me, but you are not angry with me now! You have comforted me.

We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him. They are the people he called, because that was his plan.

Then, at the gates of Jerusalem, I will praise you; I will rejoice because you saved me.

The Lord gives me strength and makes me sing; he has saved me. He is my God, and I will praise him. He is the God of my ancestors, and I will honor him.

Have mercy on me so that I may live. I love your teachings.

After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. His followers were thrilled when they saw the Lord.

We are not trying to control your faith. You are strong in faith. But we are workers with you for your own joy.

Mount Zion is happy and all the towns of Judah rejoice, because your decisions are fair.

You are my help. Because of your protection, I sing.

Since I am sure of this, I know I will stay with you to help you grow and have joy in your faith.

There you will be together with the Lord your God. There you and your families will eat, and you will enjoy all the good things for which you have worked, because the Lord your God has blessed you.

Let them offer sacrifices to thank him. With joy they should tell what he has done.

The people the Lord has freed will return and enter Jerusalem with joy. Their happiness will last forever. They will have joy and gladness, and all sadness and sorrow will be gone far away.

The Lord is king. Let the earth rejoice; faraway lands should be glad.

They will remember your great goodness and will sing about your fairness.

But I will still be glad in the Lord; I will rejoice in God my Savior.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his great power.

I will always sing about the Lord’s love; I will tell of his loyalty from now on.You crushed the sea monster Rahab; by your power you scattered your enemies.The skies and the earth belong to you. You made the world and everything in it.You created the north and the south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing for joy at your name.Your arm has great power. Your hand is strong; your right hand is lifted up.Your kingdom is built on what is right and fair. Love and truth are in all you do.Happy are the people who know how to praise you. Lord, let them live in the light of your presence.In your name they rejoice and continually praise your goodness.You are their glorious strength, and in your kindness you honor our king.Our king, our shield, belongs to the Lord, to the Holy One of Israel.Once, in a vision, you spoke to those who worship you. You said, “I have given strength to a warrior; I have raised up a young man from my people.I will say, “Your love continues forever; your loyalty goes on and on like the sky.”

Every good action and every perfect gift is from God. These good gifts come down from the Creator of the sun, moon, and stars, who does not change like their shifting shadows.

Sing praises to God. Sing praises. Sing praises to our King. Sing praises.God is King of all the earth, so sing a song of praise to him.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ, God has given us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world.

They worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem very happy.They stayed in the Temple all the time, praising God.

Yet he proved he is real by showing kindness, by giving you rain from heaven and crops at the right times, by giving you food and filling your hearts with joy.”

Why am I so sad? Why am I so upset? I should put my hope in God and keep praising him, my Savior and my God.

It is the same with you. Now you are sad, but I will see you again and you will be happy, and no one will take away your joy.

Why am I so sad? Why am I so upset? I should put my hope in God and keep praising him, my Savior and my God.

But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s victory parade. God uses us to spread his knowledge everywhere like a sweet-smelling perfume.

I will praise you as long as I live. I will lift up my hands in prayer to your name.I will be content as if I had eaten the best foods. My lips will sing, and my mouth will praise you.

So what should we say about this? If God is for us, no one can defeat us.

Praise the Lord! Sing a new song to the Lord; sing his praise in the meeting of his people.

Let them praise his greatness in the meeting of the people; let them praise him in the meeting of the elders.

Lord, I will thank you with all my heart; I will sing to you before the gods.I will bow down facing your holy Temple, and I will thank you for your love and loyalty. You have made your name and your word greater than anything.

If I had not loved your teachings, I would have died from my sufferings.

The master answered, ‘You did well. You are a good and loyal servant. Because you were loyal with small things, I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my joy with me.’

I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.

Do not be drunk with wine, which will ruin you, but be filled with the Spirit.Speak to each other with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord.Live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.Always give thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

People enjoy giving good advice. Saying the right word at the right time is so pleasing.

But be happy that you are sharing in Christ’s sufferings so that you will be happy and full of joy when Christ comes again in glory.

And you became like us and like the Lord. You suffered much, but still you accepted the teaching with the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit.

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