Joy

Psalm 112

Psalm 112

… We have known hypocrites rejoice in the doctrines, but never in the commandments. Ungodly men may in some measure obey the commandments out of fear, but only a …

Psalm 29

Psalm 29

… The children of heaven have often enjoyed the tumult with humble joy peculiar to the saints, and even those who know not God have been forced into unwilling …

The Minister in These Times

… If they feel more joy in preaching than we do, their felicity is great; but, from their tone and style, I should greatly question it. Observers will have …

Psalm 118

Psalm 118

… Rather will we exhibit a double joy, rejoice in heart and be glad in face, rejoice in secret and be glad in public, for we have more than …

Week-day Services, 1858-1860

… preparation for it, and even the utterance is not always accompanied with joy and gladness; and God knoweth that, if it were not for the good that we …

Psalm 85

Psalm 85

… Those who were revived would rejoice not only in the new life but in the Lord who was the author of it. Joy in the Lord is the …

Psalm 91

Psalm 91

… For the promise of the life to come, who can explain? If the expectation of the just be gladness, and such gladness, that no object of desire in …

Psalm 90

Psalm 90

… That nothing but satisfaction in God can fill our days with joy and gladness. — John Cawood, 1842. Verse 14. 1. The most cheerful days of earth are made …

Psalm 26

Psalm 26

… And as men find great pleasure in discoursing upon things remarkable and astonishing, so the saints rejoice to tell of the great things which the Lord hath done …

Psalm 111

Psalm 111

… Let the memories of his saints bear witness to this fact with grateful joy. Verse 5. He hath given meat unto them that fear him. Or spoil, as …

Psalm 148

Psalm 148

… Tabor and Hermon, Lebanon and Carmel, rejoice in the name of the Lord. The greater and the lesser mounts are one in their adoration. Not only the Alps …

Psalm 35

Psalm 35

… He turns away from his adversaries to his God, and finds a deep unbroken joy in Jehovah, and in that joy his spirit revels. "It shall rejoice in …

Psalm 65

Psalm 65

… And the little hills rejoice on every side. On all hands the eminences are girt with gladness. Soon they languish under the effects of drought, but after a …

Psalm 137

Psalm 137

… For Sion only they wept, unlike many who weep with the weeping and rejoice with the joy of Babylon, because their whole interests and affections are bound up …

Psalm 38

Psalm 38

… for his want of gladness? No: but remember, "the heart knoweth his own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy." The silent breathings of the …

Psalm 95

Psalm 95

… With holy enthusiasm let us sing, making a sound which shall indicate our earnestness; with abounding joy let us lift up our voices, actuated by that happy and …

Psalm 89

Psalm 89

… We are not only to believe the Lord's goodness, but to rejoice in it evermore; it is the source of all our joy, and as it cannot …

Psalm 141

Psalm 141

… That it move not creaking and complaining, as on rusty hinges, for want of the oil of joy and gladness. David had somewhat to do with his tongue …

Psalm 8

Psalm 8

… to the end, to live by faith, and to finish thy course with joy. Oh! in that he hath made thee low in heart, thy other lowness shall …

Psalm 110

Psalm 110

… We look for the clearer manifestation of his almighty power in the latter days; but even in these waiting times we rejoice that to the Lord all power …

Psalm 17

Psalm 17

… I shall sleep awhile, but I shall wake at the sound of the trumpet; wake to everlasting joy, because I arise in thy likeness, O my God and …

Psalm 143

Psalm 143

… But how shall he be assured of his favour? Even by hearing it, as he saith in the fifty-first psalm: "Make me to hear joy and gladness …

Psalm 16

Psalm 16

… Here our joy is mixed with fear (Psalm 2), "Rejoice with trembling;" the women departed from the sepulchre of our Lord "with fear and great joy." Matthew 28 …

Psalm 88

Psalm 88

… Oh the joy, the delightsome joy that I feel! O praise the Lord for his mercies, and for this joy which my soul feels full well; praise his …

Psalm 119

Psalm 119

… The treasure enjoyed: "I rejoice, "etc. G.R. Ver. 162. David's joy over God's word he compares to the joy of the warrior when he finds …

Psalm 109

Psalm 109

… It ought to be our greatest joy that the Lord is honoured in our experience; the mercy itself ought not so much to rejoice us as the glory …

The Ceremony of Laying the...

… Thou hast been pleased, O Lord, to increase this people and to multiply their joy. We have had the joy of harvest, and the shoutings as of them …

Rejoice Evermore

1 Thessalonians 5:16

… Joy, joy, forever! Rejoice evermore. In the midst of a thousand duties, amid the surges of 10,000 trials, still rejoice." There is to be about the Christian …

Joy in Salvation

Psalm 9:4

… What is there in God's salvation that should make us rejoice? I do not know what to select, for it is all joy and all rejoicing. It …

Sympathy and Song

Romans 12:15

… That any man should be sick or sorry should, in a measure, make me sad, but that any man should rejoice with a worthy joy—worthy of a …

Rejoicing and Remembering

Solomon 1:4

… There ought to be a reduplication of our joy—we should joy in Him and then rejoice in Him—we should "be glad and rejoice" in Him. It …

Love's Transformations—a Communion Meditation

John 14:28

… They desired that their names would be cried up above the Apostles. "Ah," said Paul, "so long as Christ is preached I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice!" Well …

Our King, Our Joy

Psalm 149:2

… Thus I have spoken of the persons who rejoice, and the King in whom they rejoice. We will now remind you, thirdly, that THIS JOY IS PERMANENT IN …

A Prayer for Revival

Psalm 85:6

… Oh, what a joy to be able to rejoice in His Justice! And then to rejoice in His Truth—His faithfulness, that He cannot lie—His immutability, that …

All of Grace

… Come to Him, and thou wilt find it is true which is written, that “this man receiveth sinners.” “ Wherein Ye Greatly Rejoice. ” “Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now …

God Has Spoken!— Rejoice!

Psalm 108:7

… Now, in the second place, let us notice THE JOY OF FAITH—"God has spoken in His holiness; I will rejoice." Are any of you heavy of heart …

May 9 — TRUST MEANS JOY

Ps. 33:21

May 9 TRUST MEANS JOY "For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name" Ps. 33:21 The root of faith produces …

The Sequel to Divine Sovereignty

Psalm 99:1

… Here is Sovereignty in which I, for one, do exceedingly rejoice! And there are Brothers and Sisters here who also rejoice in it. But I, for one, must …

Experience and Assurance

Psalm 63:7

… Rejoice in God and prove that your joy flows from the upper springs. "Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say, Rejoice." In conclusion, let me remark …

The Lord's Chosen Ministers

Luke 10:21

… When you have similar occasions, dear Brothers, dear Sisters, mind that you rejoice in spirit, too! II. But now, secondly, WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF CHRIST'S JOY …