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 always—again I will say, rejoice!

You make known to me the path of life. Abundance of joys are in Your presence, eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

So he said to them, “Go! Eat choice food, drink sweet drinks, and send portions to those who have nothing ready. For today is kadosh to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of Adonai is your strength.”

Sing praise to Adonai, His faithful ones, and praise His holy name.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and shalom in trusting, so you may overflow with hope in the power of the Ruach ha-Kodesh.

Adonai has done great things for us —we are joyful!

But the fruit of the Ruach is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, and self-control—against such things there is no law.

These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and your joy may be full.

rejoicing in hope, enduring in distress, persisting in prayer,

Be glad in Adonai and rejoice, you righteous, and shout for joy, all who are upright in heart.

Rejoice always,pray constantly,in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Messiah Yeshua.

Serve Adonai with gladness. Come before His presence with joyful singing.

Up to now, you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be full.

Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. And even though you don’t see Him now, you trust Him and are filled with a joy that is glorious beyond words,receiving the outcome of your faith—the salvation of your souls.

Cry out and shout, inhabitant of Zion! For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”

This is the day that Adonai has made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Delight yourself in Adonai, and He will give you the requests of your heart.

for the kingdom of God is not about eating and drinking, but righteousness and shalom and joy in the Ruach ha-Kodesh.

Let each one give as he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion—for God loves a cheerful giver.

I will rejoice greatly in Adonai. My soul will be joyful in my God. For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me in a robe of righteousness— like a bridegroom wearing a priestly turban, like a bride adorning herself with her jewels.

Many are asking, “Who will show us some good?” May the light of Your face shine upon us, Adonai!

Though the fig tree does not blossom, and there is no yield on the vines, Though the olive crop fail, and the fields produce no food, the flock is cut off from the fold, and there is no cattle in the stalls.Yet will I triumph in Adonai, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,for human anger doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.So put away all moral filth and excess of evil and receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror—for once he looks at himself and goes away, he immediately forgets what sort of person he was.But the one who looks intently into the perfect Torah, the Torah that gives freedom, and continues in it, not becoming a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts—he shall be blessed in what he does.If anyone thinks he is religious and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is futile.Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

When my troubling thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations comfort my soul.

Through Him we also have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand and boast in the hope of God’s glory.Now the Torah came in so that transgression might increase. But where sin increased, grace overflowed even more—so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness, to eternal life through Messiah Yeshua our Lord.And not only that, but we also boast in suffering—knowing that suffering produces perseverance;

“Yes, you will go out with joy and be led forth with peace. The mountains and the hills will break forth before you singing, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands!

Sing for joy to Adonai, you righteous. Praise is fitting for the upright.

Adonai is my strength and my shield. My heart trusts in Him, and I was helped. Therefore my heart leaps for joy, and I will praise Him with my song.

“Shalom I leave you, My shalom I give to you; but not as the world gives! Do not let your heart be troubled or afraid.

I will praise Adonai with my whole heart. I will tell about all Your wonders.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Rejoice in Adonai, you righteous ones, and praise His holy Name.

Day by day they continued with one mind, spending time at the Temple and breaking bread from house to house. They were sharing meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,praising God and having favor with all the people. And every day the Lord was adding to their number those being saved.

always praying with joy in every prayer of mine for you all,

My lips will shout for joy —when I sing praises to You— and my soul, which You have redeemed.

Then my soul will rejoice in Adonai and delight in His salvation.

Shout for joy, heavens! Rejoice, earth! Break forth into ringing shouts, O mountains! For Adonai has comforted His people and has compassion on His afflicted.”

Declare them guilty, O God! Let them fall by their own schemes. Banish them because of their many transgressions— for they have rebelled against You.

speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your heart to the Lord—and walk in love, just as Messiah also loved us and gave Himself up for us as an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.always giving thanks for everything to God the Father, in the name of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

Your testimonies I have as a heritage forever, for they are my heart’s joy.

Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy are in His place.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne. Lovingkindness and truth go before You.Blessed are the people who know the joyful shout, They walk in the light of Your presence, Adonai.

His glory is great through Your salvation. Honor and majesty You bestow on him.

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked perishes.

Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names have been written in the heavens.”

These things I remember as I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go along with the throng, walking with them to the House of God, with a voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a festival.

Then, God willing, I may come to you in joy, and together with you find rest.

Let the kedoshim exult in glory. Let them sing for joy on their beds.

Those who sow in tears will reap with a song of joy.

But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and the service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all.The same way, you also—rejoice and share your joy with me!

Happy are such a people! Blessed are the people whose God is Adonai!

As smoke is blown away, may You blow them away. As wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.

Rejoice in that day and jump for joy! For behold, your reward is great in heaven! For their fathers used to treat the prophets the same way.”

to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of Adonai, that He may be glorified.

Light is sown for the righteous and gladness for the upright in heart.

Your words were found, so I ate them. Your words were a delight to me and the joy of my heart. For I am called by Your Name, Adonai-Elohei-Tzva’ot.

Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those promoting shalom have joy.

Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with a song of joy. Then they said among the nations, “Adonai has done great things for them.”

and my spirit greatly rejoices in God, my Savior.

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice! Let them say among the nations: “Adonai reigns!”

Let the heavens be glad, let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar—and all that fills it.Let the land exult—and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy—

Let those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” be appalled over their own shame.

Adonai your God is in your midst— a mighty Savior! He will delight over you with joy. He will quiet you with His love. He will dance for joy over you with singing.’

“But now I am coming to You. I say these words while I am still in the world, so that they may have My joy made full in themselves.

I rejoice in Your word, as one who finds great spoil.

And the disciples were filled with joy and the Ruach ha-Kodesh.

In an evil man’s wrongdoing is a trap, but the righteous sings and rejoices.

But let the righteous be glad. Let them exult before God. Let them rejoice with gladness.

But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating. For behold, I am creating Jerusalem for rejoicing, and her people for joy.

Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! To keep writing the same things to you is not troublesome for me—but for you it is a safeguard.

with a ten-string harp, with resounding music on the lyre.

Our heart rejoices in Him, because we trusted in His holy Name.

Then Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in Adonai, my horn is lifted high in Adonai. I smile wide over my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.

For the music director, a song, a psalm. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth!

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

Sing to Adonai, bless His Name. Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous deeds among all peoples.

Therefore, my brothers and sisters whom I love and long for, my joy and crown—stand firm in the Lord in this way, my loved ones.

How lovely are Your tabernacles, Adonai-Tzva’ot!

So be glad, children of Zion, and rejoice in Adonai, your God. For He gives you the early rain for prosperity, Yes, He will bring down rain for you, the early and latter rain as before.

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.

Then I will come to the altar of God, to the God of my exceeding joy, and praise You upon the harp —O God, my God.

The jailer brought them to his house and set food before them, and he was overjoyed that he with his entire household had put their trust in God.

So He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with singing.

Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I have been filled with encouragement. I overflow with joy in all our troubles.

For You will break the burdensome yoke and the rod on his shoulder— the war-club of his oppressor— as in the day of Midian.

So I will bless You as long as I live. In Your name I lift up my hands.My soul is satisfied as with fat and oil, so my mouth praises You with joyful lips.When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You through the night watches.

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and a scepter of justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

I will clothe her kohanim with salvation, and her godly ones will sing aloud for joy.

Sing, O heavens, for Adonai has done it! Shout, depths of the earth! Break forth into singing, mountains, forest, and every tree in it! For Adonai has redeemed Jacob and will be glorified through Israel.

Sing to Him a new song! Play skillfully amid shouts of joy.

I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one repenting sinner than over the ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.”

And not only that, but we also boast in God through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Let Israel rejoice in its Maker. Let the children of Zion be glad in their King.

The ransomed of Adonai will return and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy upon their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies above all wealth.

I will fill the soul of the kohanim with fatness and My people will be satisfied with My goodness.” It is a declaration of Adonai.

The heavens are Yours, also Yours the earth —the world and its fullness— You have founded them.

It will be said in that day: “Behold, this is our God, We waited for Him—He will save us. This is Adonai—we waited for Him. We will rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

Let the peoples praise You, O God. Let all the peoples praise You.

For it is we who are the circumcision, who worship by the Ruach Elohim and glory in Messiah Yeshua and have not depended on the flesh—

Everyone who is called by My Name, whom I created for My glory. I formed him—yes, I made him!”

Sing to Adonai a new song! Sing to Adonai, all the earth.

So my heart is glad and my soul rejoices. My body also rests secure.

For the music director, a psalm for the sons of Korah.

In that day you will say: “I will give You thanks, Adonai, for though You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me.

Now we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.

Be compassionate to me, Adonai. See my affliction from those hating me. Lift me up from the gates of death.

Adonai is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will glorify Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

Let Your tender mercies reach me, Let me live, for Your Torah is my delight.

After He said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

Not that we lord it over you in matters of faith, but we are fellow workers for your joy—for in the faith you are standing firm.

Like Your Name, O God, so is Your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.

When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You through the night watches.

Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith—

There you and your households will eat before Adonai your God and rejoice in every undertaking of your hand, as Adonai your God has blessed you.

Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of His works with joyful singing.

Now the ransomed of Adonai will return, and come to Zion with singing. Everlasting joy will be upon their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Adonai reigns, let the earth rejoice, let the many islands be glad.

They will pour out the renown of Your great goodness, and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

Yet will I triumph in Adonai, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

A contemplative song of Ethan the Ezrahite.You rule over the swelling of the sea. When its waves mount up, You still them.You crushed Rahab like a slain one. You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.The heavens are Yours, also Yours the earth —the world and its fullness— You have founded them.You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at Your Name.Your arm is mighty, Your hand is strong, exalted is Your right hand.Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne. Lovingkindness and truth go before You.Blessed are the people who know the joyful shout, They walk in the light of Your presence, Adonai.They rejoice in Your Name all day, and by Your righteousness they are exalted.For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.For our shield belongs to Adonai, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.I will sing of the love of Adonai forever. To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.

God is gone up amidst shouting, Adonai amidst the sound of the shofar.Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Messiah.

After worshiping Him, they returned to Jerusalem with great joy.And they were continually in the Temple, praising God.

Yet He did not leave Himself without a witness—He did good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with joy and gladness.”

As with a crushing in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, by saying to me all day, “Where is your God?”

So also you have sorrow now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you!

Why are You downcast, O my soul? Why are you murmuring within me? Hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, the salvation of my countenance.

But thanks be to God, who in Messiah always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us reveals everywhere the aroma of the knowledge of Himself.

Since Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips will praise You.So I will bless You as long as I live. In Your name I lift up my hands.

What then shall we say in view of these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Halleluyah! Sing to Adonai a new song, His praise in the assembly of the kedoshim.

Let them exalt Him in the congregation of the people, and praise Him at the assembly of elders.

Of David. I praise You with all my heart. In the presence of the mighty I will sing praises to You.I bow down toward Your holy Temple and praise Your Name for Your love and Your faithfulness. For You—magnified above all Your Name and Your word.

If Your Torah had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful with a little, so I’ll put you in charge of much. Enter into your master’s joy!’

I will praise Adonai all my life. I will praise my God yet again.

And do not get drunk on wine, for that is recklessness. Instead, be filled with the Ruach,speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your heart to the Lord—and walk in love, just as Messiah also loved us and gave Himself up for us as an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.always giving thanks for everything to God the Father, in the name of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

A person has joy in an appropriate answer— how good is a timely word.

Instead, rejoice insofar as you share in the sufferings of Messiah, so that at the revelation of His glory you may also rejoice and be glad.

You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having accepted the message in much tribulation, with the joy of the Ruach ha-Kodesh.

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