TOPICAL BIBLE
Joy
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2 Chronicles 15:14They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.2 Chronicles 15:15And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.2 Chronicles 23:18Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.2 Chronicles 23:21and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword.2 Chronicles 29:30Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.2 Chronicles 29:36Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.2 Chronicles 30:21The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD.2 Chronicles 30:23The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy.2 Chronicles 30:26So there was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this had happened there since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel.Ezra 3:11And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.Ezra 3:12But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.Ezra 3:13The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.Ezra 6:16Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.Ezra 6:22For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.Nehemiah 8:9Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.Nehemiah 8:10Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”Nehemiah 8:11And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”Nehemiah 8:12Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.Nehemiah 8:13On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.Nehemiah 8:14And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month,Nehemiah 8:15and that they should proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.”Nehemiah 8:16And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim.Nehemiah 8:17The whole assembly that had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.Nehemiah 8:18Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.Nehemiah 12:43On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.Esther 8:15Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.Esther 8:16For the Jews it was a time of light and gladness, of joy and honor.Job 8:21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.Job 20:5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?Job 22:21Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.Job 22:26Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.Job 33:26He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.Psalm 2:11Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.Psalm 4:7You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.Psalm 5:11But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.Psalm 9:2I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.Psalm 9:14that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.Psalm 13:5But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.Psalm 14:7Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!Psalm 16:5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.Psalm 16:6The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.Psalm 16:8I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.Psalm 16:9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.Psalm 16:11You 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.Psalm 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.Psalm 19:8The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.Psalm 20:5May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.Psalm 21:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!Psalm 21:6For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.Psalm 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.Psalm 30:5For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.Psalm 30:11You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,Psalm 30:12that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.Psalm 32:1Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.Psalm 32:2Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.Psalm 32:11Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.Psalm 33:21For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.Psalm 35:9Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.Psalm 36:8They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.Psalm 40:16May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”