JOY Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (C) 1978 by the New York Bible Society, used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. DEU 12:18 Instead, you are to eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose--you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levites from your towns--and you are to rejoice before the LORD your God in everything you put your hand to. 1SA 2:1 Then Hannah prayed and said: "My heart rejoices in the LORD; in the LORD my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance. NEH 8:10 Nehemiah said, "Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength." 12:43 And on that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away. JOB 33:26 He prays to God and finds favor with him, he sees God's face and shouts for joy; he is restored by God to his righteous state. PSA 2:11 Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling. 4:7 You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound. 5:11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. 9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. 13:5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. 16:9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, 11 You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. 19:8 The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. 20:5 We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests. 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. 30:5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. 11 You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, 32:11 Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart! 33:21 In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. 35:9 Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation. 40:16 But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation always say, "The LORD be exalted!" 63:5 My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. 7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. 64:10 Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him; let all the upright in heart praise him! 71:23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you--I, whom you have redeemed. 89:16 They rejoice in your name all day long; they exult in your righteousness. 97:12 Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name. 100:1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. 2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 119:14 I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. 16 I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word. 162 I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil. 126:5 Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. 6 He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him. ECC 2:26 To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. ISA 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation." 3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. 35:10 and the ransomed of the LORD 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. 41:16 You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up, and a gale will blow them away. But you will rejoice in the LORD and glory in the Holy One of Israel. 51:11 The ransomed of the LORD 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. 55:12 You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. 61:10 I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. JER 15:16 When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart's delight, for I bear your name, O LORD God Almighty. 32:41 I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul. 33:11 the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, saying, "Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever." For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,' says the LORD. JOE 2:23 Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. HAB 3:18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior. MAT 25:21 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!' LUK 1:47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 2:10 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 6:23 "Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets. 10:20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." 15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." JOH 15:11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 16:20 I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. 22 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. 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. 33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." 17:13 "I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. ACT 2:28 You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.' 8:8 So there was great joy in that city. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. 16:34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God--he and his whole family. ROM 5:2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 11 Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. 2CO 1:12 Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God. We have done so not according to worldly wisdom but according to God's grace. 6:10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything. 7:4 I have great confidence in you; I take great pride in you. I am greatly encouraged; in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds. 8:2 Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. GAL 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, EPH 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. PHI 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! COL 1:11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully 1TH 1:6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. 5:16 Be joyful always; HEB 10:34 You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions. JAM 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 1PE 1:8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 4:13 But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. 1JO 1:4 We write this to make our joy complete. JUD 1:24 To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy-- Bible Bulletin Board internet: www.biblebb.com modem: 609-324-9187 Box 318 Columbus, NJ 08022 ....online since 1986 Sysop/Webmaster: Tony Capoccia