Joy

Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

In every province and in every city to which the edict of the king came, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many people of other nationalities became Jews because fear of the Jews had seized them.

I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.

For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.

You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah

Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.

In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.

This is the day the L ord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

For the L ord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

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

A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.

Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.

You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder.

Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.”

and those the LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

I will greatly rejoice in the L ord , My soul shall be joyful 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 ornaments, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls— Yet I will rejoice in the L ord , I will joy in the God of my salvation.

The L ord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.

I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

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

So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer.

Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,

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.

That I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you.

So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice.

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people.

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

Whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.