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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.
Thou dost show me the path of life; in thy presence there is fulness of joy, in thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.
Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord; and do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law.
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
Rejoice always,pray constantly,give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
Without having seen him you love him; though you do not now see him you believe in him and rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy.As the outcome of your faith you obtain the salvation of your souls.
Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit;
Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall exult 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.
Though the fig tree do not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls,yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials,for the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God.Therefore put away all filthiness and rank growth 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 any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who observes his natural face in a mirror;for he observes himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.But he who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer that forgets but a doer that acts, he shall be blessed in his doing.If any one thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this man's religion is vain.Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
Through him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God.Law came in, to increase the trespass; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
“For you shall go out in joy, and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they partook of food with glad and generous hearts,praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to thee; my soul also, which thou hast rescued.
Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
But let all who take refuge in thee rejoice, let them ever sing for joy; and do thou defend them, that those who love thy name may exult in thee.
addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart,And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. always and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father.
Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance,who exult in thy name all the day, and extol thy righteousness.
Yea, thou dost make him most blessed for ever; thou dost make him glad with the joy of thy presence.
The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to naught.
Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help
Even if I am to be poured as a libation upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me.
But let the righteous be joyful; let them exult before God; let them be jubilant with joy!
Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.
to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.
Thy words were found, and I ate them, and thy words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I am called by thy name, O Lord, God of hosts.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!”
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it;let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy
But may all who seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; may those who love thy salvation say continually, “Great is the Lord!”
The Lord your God is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing
But now I am coming to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds; his name is the Lord, exult before him!
But be glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is not irksome to me, and is safe for you.
For thou, O Lord, hast made me glad by thy work; at the works of thy hands I sing for joy.
Hannah also prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in thy salvation.
Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!
Therefore, my brethren, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.
My soul longs, yea, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
“Be glad, O sons of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord, your God; for he has given the early rain for your vindication, he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.
A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy; and I will praise thee with the lyre, O God, my God.
Then he brought them up into his house, and set food before them; and he rejoiced with all his household that he had believed in God.
I have great confidence in you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. With all our affliction, I am overjoyed.
Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased its joy; they rejoice before thee as with joy at the harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
My soul is feasted as with marrow and fat, and my mouth praises thee with joyful lips,when I think of thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the watches of the night;for thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings I sing for joy.
you love righteousness and hate wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows;
Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and will be glorified in Israel.
Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received our reconciliation.
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Then shall the maidens rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy, I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.
The north and the south, thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise thy name.
It will be said on that day, “Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for thou dost judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah
For we are the true circumcision, who worship God in spirit, and glory in Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh.
every one who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”
You will say in that day: “I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, for though thou wast angry with me, thy anger turned away, and thou didst comfort me.
We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.
that I may recount all thy praises, that in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in thy deliverance.
The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
Not that we lord it over your faith; we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.
Convinced of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,
and there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your households, in all that you undertake, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
They shall pour forth the fame of thy abundant goodness, and shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
I will sing of thy steadfast love, O Lord, for ever; with my mouth I will proclaim thy faithfulness to all generations.Thou didst crush Rahab like a carcass, thou didst scatter thy enemies with thy mighty arm.The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine; the world and all that is in it, thou hast founded them.The north and the south, thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise thy name.Thou hast a mighty arm; strong is thy hand, high thy right hand.Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before thee.Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance,who exult in thy name all the day, and extol thy righteousness. For thou art the glory of their strength; by thy favor our horn is exalted.For our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel.Of old thou didst speak in a vision to thy faithful one, and say: “I have set the crown upon one who is mighty, I have exalted one chosen from the people.For thy steadfast love was established for ever, thy faithfulness is firm as the heavens.
Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!For God is the king of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
And they returned to Jerusalem with great joy,and were continually in the temple blessing God.
yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.
So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.
But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumph, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.
So I will bless thee as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on thy name.My soul is feasted as with marrow and fat, and my mouth praises thee with joyful lips,
Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful!
Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
I give thee thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing thy praise;I bow down toward thy holy temple and give thanks to thy name for thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness; for thou hast exalted above everything thy name and thy word.
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.’
I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have being.
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart,And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. always and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father.
But rejoice in so far as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit;