Joyful

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

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

rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”

Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him.

Serve Yahweh with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.

For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved; for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”

Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice, Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.

Rejoice always.

The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!

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

I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh, 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 a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion; for the Holy One of Israel is great in your midst!”

Yahweh, your God, is in your midst, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.

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

Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.

This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!

It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to Yahweh your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you this day, that Yahweh your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. — read the full passage →

whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory— — read the full passage →

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

Rejoice always. — read the full passage →

God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, — read the full passage →

speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

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

Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

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

Let your meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!

whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory—

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,

You have put gladness in my heart, more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.

Go your way—eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.

Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. — read the full passage →

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, — read the full passage →

looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

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

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

Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!

I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.

But now I come to you, and I say these things in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves.

Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”

For though the fig tree doesn’t flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls: — read the full passage →

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

For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.

David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers the singers, with instruments of music, stringed instruments and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

The Yahweh’s ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”

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

Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!

Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, — read the full passage →

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

Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Your words were found, and I ate them; and your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, Yahweh, God of Armies.

A glad heart makes a cheerful face; but an aching heart breaks the spirit.

Having many things to write to you, I don’t want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come to you, and to speak face to face, that our joy may be made full.

Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!

Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.

Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion, — read the full passage →

Nevertheless, don’t rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

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

Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia; — read the full passage →

They worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

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

On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David his servant, and to Israel his people.

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn’t it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming? — read the full passage →

Yes, and if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all. — read the full passage →

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

The disciples were filled with joy with the Holy Spirit.

Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love. — read the full passage →

yet I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!

Yahweh’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. Yahweh’s commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Let us rejoice and be exceedingly glad, and let us give the glory to him. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready.”

For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me. — read the full passage →

They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus’ name.

When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ — read the full passage →

Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!