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;

Thou causest me to know the path of life; Fulness of joys `is' with Thy presence, Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever!

And he saith to them, `Go, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and sent portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for to-day `is' holy to our Lord, and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.'

For -- a moment `is' in His anger, Life `is' in His good-will, At even remaineth weeping, and at morn singing.

and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.

Jehovah did great things with us, We have been joyful.

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law;

these things I have spoken to you, that my joy in you may remain, and your joy may be full.

in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering;

Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous, And sing, all ye upright of heart!

always rejoice ye; continually pray ye; in every thing give thanks, for this `is' the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.

Serve Jehovah with joy, come before him with singing.

till now ye did ask nothing in my name; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified, receiving the end of your faith -- salvation of souls;

Cry aloud, and sing, O inhabitant of Zion, For great in thy midst `is' the Holy One of Israel!'

This `is' the day Jehovah hath made, We rejoice and are glad in it.

A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.

And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;

each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

I greatly rejoice in Jehovah, Joy doth my soul in my God, For He clothed me with garments of salvation, With a robe of righteousness covereth Me, As a bridegroom prepareth ornaments, And as a bride putteth on her jewels.

Thou hast given joy in my heart, From the time their corn and their wine Have been multiplied.

Though the fig-tree doth not flourish, And there is no produce among vines, Failed hath the work of the olive, And fields have not yielded food, Cut off from the fold hath been the flock, And there is no herd in the stalls. Yet I, in Jehovah I exult, I do joy in the God of my salvation.

All joy count `it', my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold;knowing that the proof of your faith doth work endurance,

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

through whom also we have the access by the faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast on the hope of the glory of God. And not only `so', but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;

For with joy ye go forth, And with peace ye are brought in, The mountains and the hills Break forth before you `with' singing, And all trees of the field clap the hand.

Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise `is' comely.

Jehovah `is' my strength, and my shield, In Him my heart trusted, and I have been helped. And my heart exulteth, And with my song I thank Him.

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

I rejoice and exult in Thee, I praise Thy Name, O Most High.

Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, And a willing spirit doth sustain me.

Rejoice, ye righteous, in Jehovah, And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness!

Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God, and having favour with all the people, and the Lord was adding those being saved every day to the assembly.

always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,

My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that Thou hast redeemed,

And my soul is joyful in Jehovah, It rejoiceth in His salvation.

Sing, O heavens, and joy, O earth, And break forth, O mountains, with singing, For comforted hath Jehovah His people, And His afflicted ones He doth pity.

And rejoice do all trusting in Thee, To the age they sing, and Thou coverest them over, And those loving Thy name exult in Thee.

speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the God and Father;

I have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart `are' they.

Honour and majesty `are' before Him, Strength and joy `are' in His place.

O the happiness of the people knowing the shout, O Jehovah, in the light of Thy face they walk habitually. In Thy name they rejoice all the day, And in Thy righteousness they are exalted,

For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance.

The hope of the righteous `is' joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.

but, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice rather that your names were written in the heavens.'

What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? Yea, art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him: The salvation of my countenance -- My God!

that in joy I may come unto you, through the will of God, and may be refreshed with you,

Exult do saints in honour, They sing aloud on their beds.

Those sowing in tears, with singing do reap,

but if also I am poured forth upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and joy with you all, because of this do ye also rejoice and joy with me.

O the happiness of the people that is thus, O the happiness of the people whose God `is' Jehovah!

And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they joy with gladness.

rejoice in that day, and leap, for lo, your reward `is' great in the heaven, for according to these things were their fathers doing to the prophets.

To appoint to mourners in Zion, To give to them beauty instead of ashes, The oil of joy instead of mourning, A covering of praise for a spirit of weakness, And He is calling to them, `Trees of righteousness, The planting of Jehovah -- to be beautified.'

Light `is' sown for the righteous, And for the upright of heart -- joy.

Thy words have been found, and I eat them, And Thy word is to me for a joy, And for the rejoicing of my heart, For Thy name is called on me, O Jehovah, God of Hosts.

Deceit `is' in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace `is' joy.

Then filled `with' laughter is our mouth, And our tongue `with' singing, Then do they say among nations, `Jehovah did great things with these.'

And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,

Also, established is the world, It is not moved! The heavens rejoice, and the earth is glad, And they say among nations: Jehovah hath reigned.

The heavens joy, and the earth is joyful, The sea and its fulness roar. The field exulteth, and all that `is' in it, Then sing do all trees of the forest,

All seeking Thee rejoice and are glad in Thee, Those loving Thy salvation say continually, `Jehovah is magnified.'

Jehovah thy God `is' in thy midst, A mighty one doth save, He rejoiceth over thee with joy, He doth work in His love, He joyeth over thee with singing.'

`And now unto Thee I come, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves;

I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.

and the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.

In the transgression of the evil `is' a snare, And the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

Sing ye to God -- praise His name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In Jah `is' His name, and exult before Him.

But joy ye, and rejoice for ever, that I `am' Creator, For, lo, I am creating Jerusalem a rejoicing, And her people a joy.

to rejoice with the rejoicing, and to weep with the weeping,

As to the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord; the same things to write to you to me indeed is not tiresome, and for you `is' sure;

For Thou hast caused me to rejoice, O Jehovah, in Thy work, Concerning the works of Thy hands I sing.

For in Him doth our heart rejoice, For in His holy name we have trusted.

And Hannah prayeth, and saith: `My heart hath exulted in Jehovah, My horn hath been high in Jehovah, My mouth hath been large over mine enemies, For I have rejoiced in Thy salvation.

To the Overseer. -- A Song, a Psalm. Shout ye to God, all the earth.

And ye have drawn waters with joy Out of the fountains of salvation,

Sing to Jehovah, bless His name, Proclaim from day to day His salvation. Declare among nations His honour, Among all the peoples His wonders.

So then, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand ye in the Lord, beloved.

My soul desired, yea, it hath also been consumed, For the courts of Jehovah, My heart and my flesh cry aloud unto the living God,

And ye sons of Zion, joy and rejoice, In Jehovah your God, For He hath given to you the Teacher for righteousness, And causeth to come down to you a shower, Sprinkling and gathered -- in the beginning.

A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.

And I go in unto the altar of God, Unto God, the joy of my rejoicing. And I thank Thee with a harp, O God, my God.

having brought them also into his house, he set food before `them', and was glad with all the household, he having believed in God.

And He bringeth forth His people with joy, With singing His chosen ones.

great `is' my freedom of speech unto you, great my glory on your behalf; I have been filled with the comfort, I overabound with the joy on all our tribulation,

Thou hast multiplied the nation, Thou hast made great its joy, They have joyed before Thee as the joy in harvest, As `men' rejoice in their apportioning spoil.

As `with' milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And `with' singing lips doth my mouth praise.If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches -- I meditate on Thee. For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.

According as the Father did love me, I also loved you, remain in my love; if my commandments ye may keep, ye shall remain in my love, according as I the commands of my Father have kept, and do remain in His love; these things I have spoken to you, that my joy in you may remain, and your joy may be full.

Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.

And her priests I clothe `with' salvation, And her pious ones do sing aloud.

Sing, O heavens, for Jehovah hath wrought, Shout, O lower parts of earth, Break forth, O mountains, with singing, Forest, and every tree in it, For Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, And in Israel He doth beautify Himself.

Sing ye to Him a new song, Play skilfully with shouting.

`I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.

And not only `so', but we are also boasting in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we did receive the reconciliation;

Israel doth rejoice in his Maker, Sons of Zion do joy in their king.

And the ransomed of Jehovah return, And have entered Zion with singing. And joy age-during on their head, Joy and gladness they attain, And fled away have sorrow and sighing!

In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth.

Then rejoice doth a virgin in a chorus, Both young men and old men -- together, And I have turned their mourning to joy, And have comforted them, And gladdened them above their sorrow,

North and south Thou hast appointed them, Tabor and Hermon in Thy name do sing.

And `one' hath said in that day, `Lo, this `is' our God, We waited for Him, and He saveth us, This `is' Jehovah, we have waited for Him, We joy and rejoice in His salvation.'

Rejoice and sing do nations, For Thou judgest peoples uprightly, And peoples on earth comfortest. Selah.

for we are the circumcision, who by the Spirit are serving God, and glorying in Christ Jesus, and in flesh having no trust,

Every one who is called by My name, Even for My honour I have created him, I have formed him, yea, I have made him.

Sing to Jehovah a new song, Sing to Jehovah all the earth.

Therefore hath my heart been glad, And my honour doth rejoice, Also my flesh dwelleth confidently:

To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. A Psalm. All ye peoples, clap the hand, Shout to God with a voice of singing,

And thou hast said in that day: `I thank thee, O Jehovah, Though Thou hast been angry with me, Turn back doth Thine anger, And Thou dost comfort me.

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

So that I recount all Thy praise, In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I rejoice on Thy salvation.

My strength and song is JAH, And He is become my salvation: This `is' my God, and I glorify Him; God of my father, and I exalt Him.

Meet me do Thy mercies, and I live, For Thy law `is' my delight.

and this having said, he shewed them his hands and side; the disciples, therefore, rejoiced, having seen the Lord.

not that we are lords over your faith, but we are workers together with your joy, for by the faith ye stand.

Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.

For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.

and of this being persuaded, I have known that I shall remain and continue with you all, to your advancement and joy of the faith,

and ye have eaten there before Jehovah your God, and have rejoiced in every putting forth of your hand, ye and your households, with which Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee.

And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.

And the ransomed of Jehovah turn back, And they have come to Zion with singing, And joy age-during `is' on their head, Gladness and joy they attain, Fled away have sorrow and sighing,

Jehovah hath reigned, The earth is joyful, many isles rejoice.

The memorial of the abundance of Thy goodness they send forth. And Thy righteousness they sing.

Yet I, in Jehovah I exult, I do joy in the God of my salvation.

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

An instruction, by Ethan the Ezrahite. Of the kind acts of Jehovah, to the age I sing, To all generations I make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth, For I said, `To the age is kindness built, The heavens! Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness in them.'

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

Praise God -- praise -- give praise to our king, praise. For king of all the earth `is' God, Give praise, O understanding one.

Blessed `is' the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who did bless us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

and they, having bowed before him, did turn back to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

though, indeed, without witness He did not leave himself, doing good -- from heaven giving rains to us, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness;'

What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? And what! art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God!

`And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,

What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? And what! art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God!

and to God `are' thanks, who at all times is leading us in triumph in the Christ, and the fragrance of His knowledge He is manifesting through us in every place,

So I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name I lift up my hands. As `with' milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And `with' singing lips doth my mouth praise.

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God `is' for us, who `is' against us?

Praise ye Jah! Sing ye to Jehovah a new song, His praise in an assembly of saints.

And they exalt Him in the assembly of the people, And in the seat of the elders praise Him.

By David. I confess Thee, with all my heart, Before the gods I do praise Thee. I bow myself toward Thy holy temple, And I confess Thy name, For Thy kindness, and for Thy truth, For Thou hast made great Thy saying above all Thy name.

Unless Thy law `were' my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.

`And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

I praise Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.

and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the God and Father;

Joy `is' to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!

but, according as ye have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice ye, that also in the revelation of his glory ye may rejoice -- exulting;

and ye -- ye did become imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

Give thanks to Jehovah, call in His name, Make known among the peoples His doings. Sing ye to Him, sing psalms to Him, Meditate on all His wonders. Boast yourselves in His holy name, Rejoice doth the heart of those seeking Jehovah.

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