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.

Rejoice in the Lord alway: again I will say, Rejoice.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

For his anger is but for a moment; In his favour is life: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy cometh in the morning.

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

The LORD hath done great things for us; Whereof we are glad.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be fulfilled.

rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Rejoice alway;pray without ceasing;in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.

Serve the LORD with gladness: Come before his presence with singing.

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be fulfilled.

whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Cry aloud and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

This is the day which the LORD hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

A merry heart is a good medicine: But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

Delight thyself also in the LORD; And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, More than they have when their corn and their wine are increased.

For though the fig tree shall not blossom, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no meat; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall 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 ye fall into manifold temptations;for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror:for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.But he that looketh into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and so continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth, but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.Knowing that the proof of your faith worketh patience.

In the multitude of my thoughts within me Thy comforts delight my soul.

through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and let us rejoice in hope of the glory of God.And the law came in beside, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.And not only so, but let us also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: Praise is comely for the upright.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; And with my song will praise him.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

I will be glad and exult in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation: And uphold me with a free spirit.

Be glad in the LORD, ye righteous; And give thanks to his holy name.

And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they did take their food with gladness and singleness of heart,praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were being saved.

always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy,

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: It shall rejoice in his salvation.

Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.

But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice, Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell.giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

Honour and majesty are before him: strength and gladness are in his place.

Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.In thy name do they rejoice all the day: And in thy righteousness are they exalted.

For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Howbeit in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him For the health of his countenance.

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

Let the saints exult in glory: Let them sing for joy upon their beds.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Yea, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all:and in the same manner do ye also joy, and rejoice with me.

Happy is the people, that is in such a case: Yea, happy is the people, whose God is the LORD.

But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God: Yea, let them rejoice with gladness.

Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.

Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.

Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil: But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, The LORD hath done great things for them.

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; and let them say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;Let the field exult, and all that is therein; Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy;

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: Let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.

The LORD thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save: he will rejoice over thee with joy, he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

But now I come to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil.

And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost.

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; His name is jah; and exult ye before him

But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.

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

For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

For our heart shall rejoice in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name.

And Hannah prayed, and said: My heart exulteth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth:

Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; Shew forth his salvation from day to day.Declare his glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples.

Wherefore, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved.

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.

Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first month.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy: And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.

And he brought them up into his house, and set meat before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his house, having believed in God.

And he brought forth his people with joy, And his chosen with singing.

Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying on your behalf: I am filled with comfort, I overflow with joy in all our affliction.

Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased their joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;When I remember thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night watches.For thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Her priests also will I clothe with salvation: And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

Sing, O ye heavens, for the LORD hath done it; shout, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.

Sing unto him a new song; Play skilfully with a loud noise.

I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, which need no repentance.

and not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

and the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

The north and the south, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.

And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: For thou shalt judge the peoples with equity, And govern the nations upon earth. Selah

for we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and glory in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh:

every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory; I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

O sing unto the LORD a new song: Sing unto the LORD, all the earth.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: My flesh also shall dwell in safety.

O clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

And in that day thou shalt say, I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD; for though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortest me.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

That I may shew forth all thy praise: In the gates of the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in thy salvation.

The LORD is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation: This is my God, and I will praise him; My father's God, and I will exalt him.

Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: For thy law is my delight.

And when he had said this, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord.

Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

Let mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of thy judgements.

For thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, yea, and abide with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith;

and there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.

And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with singing.

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad.

They shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, And shall sing of thy righteousness.

Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.The north and the south, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.Thou hast a mighty arm: Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.Righteousness and judgement are the foundation of thy throne: Mercy and truth go before thy face.Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.In thy name do they rejoice all the day: And in thy righteousness are they exalted.For thou art the glory of their strength: And in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.For our shield belongeth unto the LORD; And our king to the Holy One of Israel.Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints, And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

Sing praises to God, sing praises: Sing praises unto our King, sing praises.For God is the King of all the earth: Sing ye praises with understanding.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ:

And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:and were continually in the temple, blessing God.

And yet he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, Who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

And ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, Who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

But thanks be unto God, which always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savour of his knowledge in every place.

So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, And his praise in the assembly of the saints.

Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, And praise him in the seat of the elders.

I will give thee thanks with my whole heart: Before the gods will I sing praises unto thee.I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell.giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;

A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth: And a word in due season, how good is it!

but insomuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.

And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost;

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