Joy

The Pleasures of Piety

Psalm 104:34

… yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." Was it not because his meditation on Christ was so sweet that …

Bitter Herbs

Exodus 12:8

… I rejoice in Christ as He is now exalted at the right hand of the Father, but, first of all, I must know Him as despised and rejected …

Jesus, the Example of Holy Praise

… You shall have a resurrection most glorious, and an immortality most illustrious! When days and years are passed, a crown shall adorn your brow, a harp of joy …

Jehovah Tsidkenu: The Lord Our Righteousness

Jeremiah 23:6

… We remember well the day when we first called him “the Lord our righteousness.” Oh, the peace it brought, the joy, the gladness, the transport! Since then we …

Psalm 77

Psalm 77

… The solaces in affliction, wonderful!—sorrow sanctified so as to minister to joy, and a harvest of gladness reaped from a field which has been watered with tears …

A Sermon For Men Of Taste

1 Peter 2:1-3

… Let your joy be as the joy of harvest and sing with Zechariah, "How great is His goodness and how great is His beauty! Corn shall make the …

How They Conquered the Dragon

Revelation 12:11

… to our text puts it, "Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them." It is a theme for gladness in heaven that they did fight and …

A Cheery Word in Troublous Times

Acts 27:25

… I rejoice," he said, "for such as you are those for whom Jesus died! Come and trust Him, for when there is sorrow for sin there will soon …

A Divine Challenge!

Exodus 8:1

… a feeble thought in all your soul! You shall go forth with gladness—and with joy you shall enter into Canaan, at last—up yonder where His Throne …

Help for Seekers of the Light

Isaiah 59:9

… Sin is evermore a bitter thing and they who follow it expecting to arrive at the light of joy are duped and deceived. They shall be plunged into …

Encouragement for the Depressed

Zechariah 4:10

… and the fast ofthe tenth, shall be to the house of Judah, joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.Here is an answer …

The Jeer Of Sarcasm, And The Retort Of Piety

2 Samuel 6:20-22

… His joy is scattered to the winds for a while; though he puts her off with a rebuke, doubtless the irony went to his soul; the joy of …

The Saints Blessing The Lord

Psalm 103:1

… No, we must tell the Truth of God and show sinners the best robe, the wedding ring, and the silver sandals of joy and gladness. We must sing …

A Very Early Bible Society

2 Chronicles 34:15

… waters, whereof if a man drinks, he shall never thirst, but shall joy and rejoice in God forever! I do not wonder that Hilkiah and Shaphan had the …

Thorns and Thistles

Genesis 3:18

… He makes what was our sorrow to become the base of sweet content and out of all our griefs we gather gladness, blessed be His name! If any …

Seeing Jesus

John 14:19

… name of joy and gladness when Jesus sojourns with us, a Pilgrim and a Stranger, as we also are! We see Jesus with the joy that enlivens us …

All Fulness in Christ

Colossians 1:19

… Our hearts rejoice to think that there is such a thing in the universe as “all fullness,” for in the most of mortal pursuits utter barrenness is found …

An Earnest Entreaty

Psalm 17:7

… Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which You have broken may rejoice. The original expression is "bones cracked," or, as one puts it, smashed …

The Believer Not An Orphan

John 14:18

… oil of joy will perfume your heart! How soon will your sackcloth be put away and the garments of gladness adorn you! With what joy of heart will …

Freshness

Job 29:20

… a something delightful in coming to the Lord's Supper full of joy and gladness—to come to either place cold and dead is horrible! There is something …

The Beginning of Miracles Which Jesus Did

John 2:11

… It is intended to bring joy and gladness to heavy hearts and so it begins with a deed of royal bounty. At the coronation of kings the conduit …

The Sound in the Mulberry Trees

2 Samuel 5:24

… have a peculiar power in prayer; the Spirit of God gives you joy and gladness; the Scripture is open to you; the promises are applied; you walk in …

All For Jesus!

Colossians 3:24

… your character! If you know the meaning of this word, "Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for so persecuted they the Prophets that were before you …

The Friend of God

Isaiah 41:8

… I am sure if we are God's friends, our greatest joy is to draw near to God, even to God our exceeding joy. I have sometimes wished …

The Iniquity of Our Holy Things

Exodus 28:36-38

… Let us humbly rejoice in the glory and beauty of Him who takes our place before the Infinite Jehovah— "Jesus, in You our eyes behold A thousand glories …

The Lowly King

Zechariah 9:9

… therefore do thou shout for joy. The verse goes on to show why the Lord our King is such a source of gladness: "He is just, and having …

What Is the Wedding Garment?

Matthew 22:11-13

… May the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, give a wedding joy this morning to each wedding guest, by causing him to see for certain that he is clothed in …

The Ark of the Covenant

Jeremiah 3:16

… Therefore David was encouraged to bring up the ark into his own city and he did so with gladness which he expressed by dancing before the Lord with …

Believing With The Heart

Romans 10:10

… The Divine finger which draws back the bolts." Oh, the joy and gladness with which your heart laid hold upon a crucified Redeemer, saying, "It is enough. I …

The Test of Taste

1 Peter 2:3

… He is all my hope." Hope in Him yet more! "He is my joy." Rejoice in him still more! "He is my love." Love Him with all your …

The Hexapla Of Mystery

1 Timothy 3:16

… Not in manhood deified and made superhuman, but in actual flesh— "Oh joy! There sits in our death, Upon a throne of light, One of a human mother …

A String Of Pearls

1 Peter 1:3-5

… Will not this make you rejoice? Methinks you may go forth with those that make merry and rejoice before God with a joy that knows no bound—"Sing …

Our Omnipotent Leader

Matthew 28:18

… gladness to overflowing, that we have such a Christ to preach and such fullness of blessing to declare to the sons of men! 24. I now rejoice in …

Return! Return!

Jeremiah 3:12

… Some of you have had times of great joy and gladness in this very Tabernacle. You used to sing as sweetly and as joyfully as any, especially when …

God—All in All

Job 34:29

… of his enemies, he could even rejoice to be evilly spoken of for Christ's sake, and count it all joy when he was shamefully treated for his …

The Singing Pilgrim

Psalm 119:54

… again, and your heart shall rejoice! Think not that the past has devoured all your happiness—hope lives, peace abides and joy is on the wing! Recall those …

The Sages, The Star, and The Savior

Matthew 2:2

… O come, come and welcome! And let this strange winter's day be a day of brightness and of gladness to a many a seeking soul. I have …

The Blessed Guest Detained

Luke 24:28

… so much upon the joy of the Lord as upon the Lord of his joy—when he says not only, "Lord, I will rejoice in You while You …

Consolation From Resurrection

Hosea 13:14

… He is plagued by seeing the joy with which the Believer dies. It is a grand thing to see a man dying full of life—the river of …

A Delicious Experience

Hebrews 4:3

… They have obtained joy and gladness—and sorrow and sighing have fled away. In ten thousand thousand instances they that have believed have, even in their mortal agony …